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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Coray Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Mccurdy Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Mhuircheartaigh, a patronymic from Muircheartach, a personal name composed of the elements muir "sea" and ceartach "ruler", hence "skilled seaman"... [more]
Maruya Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Osmanović Bosnian
Means ''son of Osman''.
Waara Finnish
Ornamental, from (vaara) meaning, “range of hills.”
Michail Greek
A common last name in Greece. Probably from the Archangel Michael who appeared to the Virgin Mary with a lily.
Orange Medieval English, Medieval French, English
Derived from the medieval female name, or directly from the French place name. First used with the modern spelling in the 17th century, apparently due to William, Prince of Orange, who later became William III... [more]
Bielawski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Bielawa.
Yaun Dutch (Americanized)
Americanized form of Jahn.
Ó Bróithe Irish
Uncorrupted form of Brophy.
Dubec French
Geographical du bec "from the stream". Bec (from Germanic baki) is a regional term in Normandy for a stream.
Grudzień Polish
Means "december".
Aruväli Estonian
Aruväli is an Estonian surname meaning "grassy meadow field".
Hiramoto Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Tsaritsyn Russian
From a former name of the Russian city of Volgograd that was used from 1589 to 1925. The name is from Царица (Tsaritsa), a small river and a tributary of the Volga, which was probably derived from Tatar сары су (sary su) meaning "yellow water".
You Chinese
From Chinese 尤 (yóu) meaning "especially, particularly".
Saied Arabic
Derived from the given name Sa'id.
Hosomi Japanese
Hoso means "thin, narrow, slender, fine" and no means "viewpoint, outlook".
Mohanty Indian, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit महत् (mahát) meaning "great, large".
Ohm German
Variant of Ohme
Jenckes English
"Back-formation" of Jenkin, a medieval diminutive of John.
Blackwell English
From an English place name derived from Old English blæc meaning "black" and wille meaning "well, spring, water hole".
Selwyn English
from the Middle English personal name Selewin (Old English Selewine perhaps from sele "manor" or sǣl "happiness prosperity" and wine "friend")... [more]
Bagshaw English
Derived from the village in Derbyshire called Bagshaw
Hashiyama Japanese
橋 (Hashi) means "Bridge" and 山 (Yama) means "Mountain".
Scannabissi Italian
Possibly from scannare "to slaughter, to cut the throat of" and biscio "snake". Alternately, the first element may be from an archaic form of zanna, "tooth (of an animal)".
Hemati Persian
Derived from Persian همت (hemat) meaning "aspiration, ambition, zeal".
Viner English
Occupational name for a vine-grower.
Toupin French, Breton, Norman
nickname from Old French toupin "spinning-top". in rare instances in the south probably from Old Occitan toupin "small earthenware pot" used as a metonymic occupational name for a potter.
Hua Chinese
From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese".
Arahi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough; harsh; intense", referring to rough land, and 樋 (hi) meaning "gutter".
Ilyin Russian
Means "son of Ilya".
Nukufuyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.
Kokan Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).
Tsugu Japanese (Rare)
Taugu means "sucession, inherit, continue".
Maematsu Japanese
Mae means "forward, front" and matsu means "pine".
Kissinger German
HouseofNames.com: The Kissinger surname derives from the Old High German word "kisil," meaning "pebble," or "gravel." The name may have been a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of pebbles or gravel; or it may have evolved from any of several places named with this word.
Momotari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Mukade.
Agarwala Bengali, Assamese
Bengali and Assamese variant of Agarwal.
Kuchinoku Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Martello Italian
Southern Italian: nickname for someone with a forceful personality, from Italian martèllo ‘hammer’ (Late Latin martellus), or a metonymic occupational name for someone who used a hammer in their work.
Stather English
Habitational name derived from a place in England by the River Trent 1, derived from Old Norse stǫðvar "jetties, wharfs, landing stage".
Lamari Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of El Amari.
Ben Zvi Hebrew
Means "son of Zvi".
Borgnine Italian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Borgnino. A notable bearer was the American actor Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012).
Obaldia Medieval Basque (Latinized, Archaic)
Obaldia comes from the Proto-Euskera or Proto-Basque (ancient Basque languaje) that is Dovaltia (also known as Dobaldia). Its meaning is pear tree or european wild pear.
Hind English, Scottish
English (central and northern): nickname for a gentle or timid person, from Middle English, Old English hind ‘female deer’.... [more]
Avrahami Hebrew (Americanized)
Americanized version of Abrahami.
Tsumuraya Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour", 村 (mura) meaning "town, village", and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Zahid Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Zahid.
Breton French, English
French and English: ethnic name for a Breton, from Old French bret (oblique case breton) (see Brett).
Halder Bengali
Alternate transcription of Haldar.
Feuerbacher German
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Feuerbach.
Kerin Irish (Latinized, Rare)
Irish variation of Kieran. ... [more]
Er Turkish
Means "man, hero, brave" in Turkish.
Krouwel Dutch
From Middle Dutch crauwel meaning "trident, hook, claw", an occupational name for someone who used such a tool, or habitational name for someone who lived near a landmark depicting it.
Batubara Batak
Means "coal" in Batak.
Shū Chinese (Japanized)
Japanese transcription of Xi or Zhou.
Tsuruhami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鶴喰 (see Tsurubami).
Peverly English
Possibly a variant of Beverley.
Tulipano Italian
Italian form of Tulip.
Buonocore Italian
Nickname for a reliable or good-hearted person, derived from Italian buono meaning "good" and core meaning "heart" (ultimately from Latin cor).
Barreira Portuguese, Galician
From several habitations in Galicia and Portugal, from barreira meaning "clay or loam hollow".
Adleiba Abkhaz
Most likely from the given name Adlei, itself derived from Arabic عَادِل (ʿādil) meaning "fair, just", combined with Abkhaz аҧа (āpā) meaning "son"... [more]
Yubuza Dungan
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from an Arabic name.
Kork Estonian
Kork is an Estonian surname meaning both "cork" and "cap".
Elamkunnapuzha Malayalam (Rare)
Elamkunnapuzha is a village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala.... [more]
Molinarolo Italian
Probably from a person's occupation, with molino/mulino meaning "mill" in Italian. The second part may come from rullo, meaning "a roller" or "I roll."
Flodgaard Danish
Danish name element gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix flod meaning "river".
Liyanage Sinhalese
Of unknown meaning.
Lumi Estonian
Lumi is an Estonian surname meaning "snow".
Aun Estonian
Aun is an Estonian surname derived from the word "aun" meaning "peatstack".
Bacatan Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano bakat meaning "billow, large wave of water".
Mickley English
It comes the French name Michelet, which comes from the name Michael, as in the angel. ... [more]
Rothstein German, Jewish
From German rot meaning "red" and stein meaning "stone".
Michikawa Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path, road" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Abisamra Arabic
Means "Father of Brown" - comes from AbouSamra, which means "Son of Brown."
Inoo Japanese
Ino means "boar" and o means "tail".
Bykowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bykowice or Byków.
de Laender Flemish
Possibly from Middle Dutch laenre meaning "stone falcon", a kind of small bird of prey such as a merlin or sparrowhawk.
Kornfeld German, Jewish
Means "cornfield" in German.
Marti Italian (Swiss), German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Martin.
Cottrant French
Meaning unknown.
Tuulik Estonian
Tuulik is an Estonian surname meaning "windmill".
Scaloni Italian
Likely derived from Italian scala meaning "ladder, stairs". It may have originated as a occupational name for someone who built or worked with ladders.
Nabil Arabic
From the given name Nabil.
Germanos Greek
From Greek Γερμανία (Germania) meaning Germany.
Kyono Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 皛納 (see Kyōnō).
Levin German
German cognate of Lewin. Derived from the given name Levin the modern German form of Leobwin a cognate of Leofwine.
Lyness Northern Irish, Irish, English
Variant of Lines or anglicized form of Mac Aleenan.
Ariyadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Yousry Arabic
Derived from the given name Yusri.
Koot Estonian
Koot is an Estonian surname meaning both "flail" and "leg/shank".
Presley Scottish
From Persley, a small Scottish hamlet on the River Don, Aberdeenshire, now a suburb of the much larger city of Aberdeen, named perhaps with the Pictish word *pres-, meaning 'bushes' or 'undergrowth'.... [more]
Koll German
From the given name Colo or Koloman. Alternatively derived from Middle Low German kolle "head".
Nordenskiöld Swedish, Finland Swedish (Archaic)
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and sköld "shield". Norden is also the Swedish name for the Nordic countries, but it is not the element used in this surname. Nordenskiöld is a Swedish and Fennoswedish noble family, the first known members are brothers Anders Johan Nordenskiöld (1696-1763) and Carl Fredric Nordenskiöld the elder (1702-1779)... [more]
Nishibe Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Nabatame Japanese
From 生 meaning "to live, raw", 天 meaning "heaven, sky", and 目 meaning "eyes".
Klobučar Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Occupational name derived from Serbian, Croatian and Slovene klobučar meaning "hatter" (a derivative of klobuk meaning "hat"), originally indicating a person who made, sold or repaired hats.
Deyette French (Quebec)
Variation of Guillet, reflecting French Canadian pronunciation of the G and final T.
Clavel Spanish
Metonymic occupational name for a spice trader or a nail maker, derived from Spanish clavel or Catalan clavell meaning "nail", later also "clove", itself a derivative of Latin clavellus "nail".
Fiske English, Norwegian
From the traditionally Norwegian habitational surname, from the Old Norse fiskr "fish" and vin "meadow". In England and Denmark it was a surname denoting someone who was a "fisherman" or earned their living from selling fish.
Psyllos Greek
Means "flea" in Greek.
Sorto Medieval Spanish
Means “luck” or “destiny” from medieval Spanish, derived from Latin surtus
Ugas Catalan
Probably from the word uvas meaning "grapes".
Tamayama Japanese
玉 (Tama) means "jewel, gem" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Brattén Swedish (Rare)
Composed of the personal name Bratt and the common surname suffix -én (ultimately from Latin -enius "descendant of").
Jayden English
Surname of the fictional character Norman Jayden, a character from the video game Heavy Rain.
Lutz German, German (Swiss), French
From the given name Lutz, a short form of Ludwig, or of names containing the element liut "people" such as Luitgard.
Bilici Turkish
Means "visionary", "seer", "omniscient", "aware", "knowing" and derivated from "bil-" root which means "to know".
Weinberg German, Jewish
Weinberg means "Vineyard" in german.
Zagórowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either the Lesser Polish village of Zagórowa or the Greater Polish town of Zagórów.
Chandrarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චන්ද්‍රරත්න (see Chandrarathna).
San Román Spanish
San Roman refers to a family line of Spanish and Italian origin. The term San Roman in Spanish or Castilian refers to ' St. Roman ' and the name is a habitual name from any of the persons from the local church or shrines of Saint Roman.
Multatuli Dutch
From the Latin phrase multa tulī meaning "I have suffered much" or "I have borne much". This was the pen name of the Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), who wrote Max Havelaar, which denounced the abuses of colonialism in the Dutch East Indies, now called Indonesia... [more]
Amano Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field; plain".
Streisand German, Jewish
Possibly an ornamental name, literally meaning "scattersand" in German. This surname is borne by the American singer and actress Barbra Streisand (1942-).
Rockford English
An altered spelling of English Rochford; alternatively it may be an Americanized form of French Rochefort or Italian Roccaforte.
Alekhin Russian
Variant of Alyokhin (Алёхин)
Tee Estonian
Tee is an Estonian surname meaning "road" or "causeway".
Manningham English
Means "Manning's estate" from Old English ham "home, estate, settlement".
Doak Scots
A Scots Gaelic name said to be either an Anglicized version of Dabhóc that is a pet form of the given name David or a pet form of the given name Caradoc.
Ablett English
Possibly a variant of Abbott
Bierschbach German
German habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Ajtósi Hungarian
Derived from a destroyed medieval settlement in Békés County, meaning "with door" in Hungarian, from Hungarian ajtó "door". It could also mean "doormaker" in Hungarian.
Ulak Bosnian
From Turkish ulak, "a messenger".
Krasnoyarsky Russian
The habitational name from Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia.
Argenti Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Argento.
Kumashiro Japanese
Kuma means "bear" and shiro can mean "white" or "castle".
Luevisesbaipul Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of ลือวิเศษไพบูลย์ (see Luewisetphaibun).
Hurtado Spanish
Derived from the Spanish word hurtar, meaning "to steal".
Pandolfo Italian, Italian (Tuscan)
From the given name Pandolfo. Variant of Pandolfi.
Harareet Hebrew
Topographic name derived from Hebrew הֲרָרִית (hararit) meaning "mountainous". A famous bearer was Israeli actress Haya Harareet (1931-2021; birth name Haya Neuberg), who had a prominent role in the movie Ben-Hur (1959).
Guèye Western African, Wolof
Variant of Gueye influenced by French orthography.
Amor Spanish, Portuguese
Means "love" in Spanish and Portuguese, likely denoting an illegitimate child or a philanderer. It could also be from the given name Amor. Qween Amor (1988-) is a performance artist who predominantly utilizes public space for her performances.
Hidad Arabic
In Arabic this means "black smith".
Sakata Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Fernow German
Habitational name from a place called Fernau or Fernow.
Ören Turkish
Means "ruin, ruins" in Turkish.
Maurício Portuguese
From the given name Maurício.
San Severino Italian, Neapolitan
From the name of places inside Italy, all named after Saint Severinus of Noricum. This name is mainly found in Naples.
Ryzhkov Russian
From ryzhko, meaning "red".
Zviadauri Georgian
From the given name Zviad.
Førde Norwegian
From Old Norse fyrði dative form of fjórðr "fjord". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway.
Kain Irish
Variant of Kane.
Peil Estonian
Peil is an Estonian surname meaning "gage".
Rigolet French
Means "creek" in French. From (American) French rigole (“rivulet”), from Old French regol.
Harduin French
From the given name Harduin.
Allik Estonian
Means "water source, spring" in Estonian.
Jacobsmeyer German
Habitational name from an estate so named.
Mayonaka Japanese
Means "Midnight" in Japanese
Bergamo Italian
From a Celtic word meaning "mountain".
Edney English
From the Middle English female personal name Idony/Edony, a French name from Latin Idonea/Idonia meaning “suitable” introduced to Britain after the Conquest.
Jamali Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi), Urdu
From the given name Jamal.
Kalla Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, meaning "priest".
Kumasaka Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".
Kucheryavenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian кучерявий (kucheryavyy), meaning "curly".
Kasemaa Estonian
Kasemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "birch land".
Bhattacharyya Bengali
A variant spelling of Bhattacharya
Kaus German
From a regional (Hessian) variant of the habitational name Kues, from a place on the Mosel river, probably so named from Late Latin covis "field barn", "rack" and earlier recorded as Couese, Cobesa.
Grandin French
Diminutive of Grand.
Dharmawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ධර්මවංශ (see Dharmawansa).
Yoosuf Dhivehi
From the given name Yoosuf.
Dinjer German (Rare)
Occupational surname that originated in the German dialect spoken in the Rhineland-Palatinate region. ... [more]
Rist Estonian
Rist is an Estonian surname meaning "cross".
Meconi Italian
Possibly derived from a diminutive form of Mecca.
Downing English
Topographic name derived from Middle English doun "hill, down" (see dun). Compare Downer.
Ahuja Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi
Means "descendant of Ahu", Ahu probably being the name of an ancestor.
Matejka Slovak
Derived from the given name Matej.
Erikson English, Swedish
Means "son of Erik". This was famously used by Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson (Old Norse: Leifr Eiríksson).
Boiardo Italian
Means "bureaucrat" in Italian.
Haaland Norwegian
From Old Norse Hávaland, derived from hár "high" and land "land, farm". This is the name of several farms in Norway.
Alliku Estonian
Alliku is an Estonian surname, derived from "Allikas", meaning "wellspring".
Chekalenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Chekalov.
De Rooij Dutch
Means "the red", derived from Dutch rood "red", a nickname for someone with red hair.
Szmulik Polish
The Szmulik surname has much history. Its origins are Hebrew. It has taken on various spellings over the centuries, depending on where the person or family lived in Europe or America.... [more]
Chakraborty Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Eastern Indian form of Chakravarti.
Sulejmani Albanian
From the given name Sulejman.