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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Wannemacher German, Dutch
Occupational name for a maker or seller of baskets, particularly winnowing baskets or fans, derived from Middle High German wanne literally meaning "winnowing basket" and macher meaning "maker"... [more]
Bourcard French, German (Gallicized)
From the given name Bourcard, variant of Bouchard, and frenchified form of Burckhardt.
Anheuser German
Last name of Eberhard Anheuser, founder of the Anheuser-Busch company.
Galicki Jewish, Polish
A Jewish and Polish surname for someone from a lost location called 'Galice'
Butter English, German
1. English: nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a bittern, perhaps in the booming quality of the voice, from Middle English, Old French butor ‘bittern’ (a word of obscure etymology)... [more]
Guet French
French - From Old French guet "lookout, watchman".
Geh Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Ni.
Suurmets Estonian
Suurmets is an Estonian surname meaning "big woods/forest".
Pahlevanyan Armenian
Means "son of the wrestler" or "son of the champion", ultimately from Persian پهلوان (pahlevân) meaning "strong man, champion, wrestler".
Kami Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).
Kriit Estonian
Kriit is an Estonian surname meaning "chalk".
Lbov Russian
Derived either from Russian лоб (lob) meaning "forehead" or from the name of the Elbe river meaning "river".
Fitzrobert Anglo-Norman
Means "son of Robert" in Anglo-Norman French.
Stokholm Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian skyta "to shoot" (indicating a protruding piece of land like a cape or headland) and holme "islet".
Bolen Czech, Polish
From a pet form of the given names Boleslav, Bolesław or BOLEBOR.... [more]
Tsuzuki Japanese
From the Japanese 都 (tsu) "metropolis," "capital" and 築 (zuki) "since construction."
Willrich German
from the personal name Williric derived from the elements willo "will, desire" and rih "ruler, king"... [more]
Mäepõld Estonian
Mäepõld is an Estonian surname meaning "hill/mountain field".
Cabalov Czech (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
The Last Name of Cabalov is still somewhat rare with last names. It come from a land in-between Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Garaikoetxea Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Hondarribia.
Afif Arabic
From the given name Afif.
Rosemont English
From rose "rose" + mont "mount". Also the name of a town in central California, near Sacramento. In 1880, there were 6 Rosemont families in Indiana.
Hallie English
Spelling variant of Halley.
Yemen Arabic
From the Given Name YEMEN.
Arne Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of a place called Arna, derived either from Old Norse ǫrn "eagle" or from an Indo-European root meaning "to stream, to flow".
Purinton English
One who came from Puriton, England.
Väär Estonian
Väär is an Estonian surname meaning "false" and "wrong".
Schink Dutch
Variant of Schenk.
Raimundez Spanish
Means "son of Raimundo" in Spanish.
Ranasinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රණසිංහ (see Ranasinghe).
Jost Dutch, German
Derived from the given name Jodocus or Justus.
Demers French
From French meaning "of the seas". A famous bearer of this surname was Modeste Demers, a bishop in 18th century Vancouver.
Van den Bogaard Dutch
Means "from the orchard", derived from Dutch boomgaard literally meaning "orchard".
Gavrilescu Romanian
Means "son of Gavril".
Yorba Catalan (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Jorba.
Schicklgruber German (Austrian)
This was the surname of Maria Schicklgruber (April 15, 1795 - January 7, 1847), the grandmother of Adolf Hitler.
Merkouris Greek
Possibly a Greek cognate of Italian Mercurio, which is ultimately derived from Latin Mercurius.
Sholom Russian
Derived from Old Russian шолом (sholom) meaning "helmet".
Demski Polish
Refers to a dweller at, or near, an oak tree.
Jakša Croatian
Derived from the forename Jakov.
Kori Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).
Van Heijningen Dutch
Means "from Heijningen", a small village in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands, itself derived from Middle Dutch heyninge meaning "enclosure, fence, ditch".
Faheem Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Derived from the given name Fahim.
Wertz German
From a pet form of the personal name Werner.
Holbein German
nickname for a bow-legged man from Middle High German hol "hollow" and bein "leg".
Angius Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly linked to Sardinian angioni "lamb", Ancient Greek άγγος (àngos) "vessel, jug" or άγχω (ankho) "to strangle; anguish, stress", or from a modification of Latin balneum (see Bagni) "bath", indicating a place with hot springs.
Savignac French
Habitational name for someone from various communes by this name in France.
Kritzman German, Jewish
German (Kritzmann): topographic name for someone living near a cross.... [more]
Wakiyama Japanese
From Japanese 脇 (waki) meaning "armpit, the other way" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Berner English, Norman
From the Norman personal name Bernier from Old English beornan ‘to burn’, hence an occupational name for a burner of lime (compare German Kalkbrenner) or charcoal... [more]
Bocock English (British)
Originates in the north of England. ... [more]
Frederick English
Derived from the given name Frederick.
Subbiah Indian
Tamil Last Name
Tsuda Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hiratsuka Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Zimmer German
Means "room" in German.
Money English
Occupational name for someone who makes money or a nickname for a rich person, from Old French monoie. A famous bearer of the name was New Zealand-American psychologist John Money (1921-2006).
Ōgushi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 串 (kushi) meaning "skewer, spit".
Brisset French
Variant of Brisse by way of adding the diminutive suffix -et.
Kantawong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai คันธวงศ์ (see Khanthawong).
Preüs German
Variant spelling of Preüss.
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.
Neho Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "raised foundation".
Moclin Spanish
A town positioned outside of Granada and Toledo Spain, its current occupants number in the thousands. But, 700’s this town was positioned in a mist of sprawling Moorish control. And, for the next 800 years, it was the epic center of Europe’s culture and medicine... [more]
Kuusalu Estonian
Kuusalu is an Estonian surname derived from "kuusik" meaning "spruce wood" and "salu" meaning "grove".
Tokuma Japanese
From 徳 (toku) meaning "virtue" and 間 (ma) meaning "pause".
Wycherley English
Derived from a place name apparently meaning "elm-wood clearing" from Old English wice and leah. A famous bearer was the dramatist William Wycherley (1640-1715).
Minasyan Armenian
Means "son of Minas".
Tsuyumine Japanese
From 露 (tsuyu) meaning "dewdrop" and 峰 (mine) meaning "summit, peak".
Kivi Estonian, Finnish
Means "stone, rock" in Estonian and Finnish.
Kunimatsu Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "land, a large place" combined with 松 (matsu) meaning "pine."
Narita Japanese
From 成 (nari) meaning "become", and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy".
Dove English
From a nickname for a gentle person or an occupational name for a keeper of doves, derived from Old English *dufe or Old Norse dúfa, both meaning "dove, pigeon". In some cases, it is derived from the Middle English given name Dove, of the same origin... [more]
Hammersmith German, English
Normally an anglicization of German Hammerschmidt. Perhaps also from Norwegian Hammersmed.... [more]
Pruun Estonian
Pruun is an Estonian surname meaning "brown".
Watthana Thai
From Thai วัฒนา (watthana), a variant form of วัฒน (watthan) meaning "culture".
Vanik Estonian
Vanik is an Estonian surname meaning "wreath" and "garland".
Penderwick American
A family in a book series by Jeanne Birdsall.
Dagot French
Derived from the Old French word "fagot", meaning "bundle of firewood". This was likely given as an occupational surname to a gatherer or seller of firewood.
Bengtson English, Swedish
Variant of the Swedish surname Bengtsson.
Cavendish English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Cavendish in Suffolk, from Old English personal name Cāfna and edisc "pasture".
Zvezdochka Russian, Belarusian
Means "little star" or "small star", from Russian "звезда (zvezda)" meaning "star" with the suffix "-очка (-ochka)" meaning "little, small, young". It can also be translated as "starlet". It is a surname in Russia that is also common in Belarus... [more]
Puustusmaa Estonian
Puustusmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "wilderness".
Kyan Japanese
From 喜 (ki) meaning "value, expensive", 屋 (ya) meaning "vendor, roof, dwelling", and 武 (n) meaning "military, martial".
Zeković Serbian, Montenegrin
Derived from zeko (зеко), meaning "bunny".
Ohayon Judeo-Spanish, Jewish
Means "son of Chayyim" from the Berber prefix ou- or au- meaning "son (of)" and the given name Chayyim.
Ashbe English
Derived from one of the several places in England called Ashby.
Makovsky Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian variant of Makowski.
Masel German
German from a pet form of a short form of Thomas.
Amoran Filipino, Maranao
Means "foundation, framework" in Maranao.
Syme English
Variant of Symes, from a form of the given name Simon 1 (see Simms).
Bilotserkivets Ukrainian
Means "resident of Bila Tserkva".
Liễu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liu, from Sino-Vietnamese 柳 (liễu).
Mudgett English
Derived from a pet form of Mudge.
Nakatsuka Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Un Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of Korean Hangul 은 (see Eun).
Pahlavi Persian
Means "hero, champion, athletic, strong man", a variant of Pahlavan. It could also refer to a person who came from Parthia, a historical region situated in present-day Iran and Turkmenistan, derived from Persian پهلو (pahlaw) meaning "Parthian, person from Parthia"... [more]
Mcquarrie Scottish
Scottish Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Guaire, a patronymic from a Gaelic personal name meaning "proud", "noble".
Hayashizaki Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Bruins Dutch
Patronymic from Bruin meaning "brown" in Dutch.
Fain French, English, Welsh
Deriving from the Latin fanum meaning "temple."
Arditi Italian
Variant of Ardito.
Arizcun Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arizkun.
Hageman Dutch
Combination of Middle Dutch haghe "hedge, enclosure" and man "man".
Guéroult French
Old French form of an uncertain Ancient Germanic given name, possibly composed of Old Germanic warōną "to watch, protect, guard", gredaz "desire, hunger" or gernaz "eager, willing", or Old High German ger "spear" combined with either wolf "wolf" or walt "power, authority".
Panfilo Italian
From the given name Panfilo.
Sarmento Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Sarmiento.
Lytovchenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian литовець (lytovets'), meaning "Lithuanian".
Klarwasser German
"Clear water."
Flanders English
Given to a person who was from Flanders in the Netherlands (compare Fleming).
Thiessen German, Danish
Reduced form of the personal name Matthias or Mathies.
Cannizzaro Italian
Derived from Sicilian cannizzu "wattle", denoting a maker of reed matting. Stanislao Cannizzaro (1826-1910) was an Italian chemist. He is famous for the Cannizzaro reaction and his influential role in the atomic-weight deliberations of the Karlsruhe Congress in 1860.
Krievs Latvian
Means "Russian, person from Russia" in Latvian.
Lemm Low German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Lambert.
Mallet Anglo-Norman, Medieval English, French, Catalan
Originated in Norman France and spread to England following the Norman conquest of 1066. The surname comes from the given name Malle, an Old English diminutive of Mary or from the given name Malo, a popular form of the name of Saint Maclovius, a 6th-century Welsh monk who the church of Saint Maclou in Rouen is named for.... [more]
Veneracion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish veneración meaning "veneration."
Kanno Japanese
From the Japanese 菅 (kan or suga) "sedge" and 野 (no) "field," "area." This name can also be read as Sugano.
Siddig Northern African, Arabic
Derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" (chiefly Sudanese).
Damian French, Spanish, Italian, Czech, Slovak, Polish
From the medieval personal name Damian, Greek Damianos (from damazein "to subdue"). St. Damian was an early Christian saint martyred in Cilicia in ad 303 under the emperor Domitian, together with his brother Cosmas... [more]
Allaire Breton, French (Quebec)
From the name of the town of Allaire (Alaer in Breton) in Brittany, France. Other theories suggest it may come from Hilaire or from Alor.... [more]
Yakhin Bashkir, Tatar
From the given name Yakhya.
Esmaeeli Persian
From the given name Esmail.
Waverly English
Meaning, "from Waverley (Surrey)" or "from the brushwood meadow." From either waever meaning "brushwood" or waefre meaning "flickering, unstable, restless, wandering" combined with leah meaning "meadow, clearing."
Myradow Turkmen
Means "son of Myrat".
Valiyev Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Vəliyev.
Shvedov Russian
From Russian швед (shved) meaning "Swede, Swedish person".
Mac Phóil Irish
Means "son of Pól".... [more]
Brockett English
From the Old French words broque and brocke.
Escoto Spanish
ethnic name from escoto originally denoting a Gaelic speaker from Ireland or Scotland; later a Scot someone from Scotland. Spanish cognitive of Scott.
Alaküla Estonian
Alaküla is an Estonian surname meaning "village area".
Hjälm Swedish
Variant of Hjelm.
Melikishvili Georgian
Means "son of Melik".
Hartono Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), He (何), Huang (黃), Xiang (向)... [more]
Aglibut Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to roam around" in Ilocano.
Lunn Norwegian, English
Derived from Lund, which in turn comes from the Old Norse lundr, meaning "grove of trees".
Charleston English
Means "son of Charles."
Kongkestr Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI.
Blin Welsh
The same as Blaen, a point, the inland extremity of a valley. Blin also signifies weary, troublesome.
Eamer English
Possibly derived from the given name Eomer, or from Middle English yẹ̄mer "guardian, keeper, protector; guard".
Toombu Estonian
Toombu is an Estomian surname possibly derived "toompuu" meaning "bird-cherry tree".
Rodenbarger German
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Rodenberg.
Cañosa Filipino
It is derived from the word 'Caña' meaning 'reed'. Born as a surname in before World War I, it is a newly formed family name built by Angelo Cañosa and his 2 siblings, formerly his birth surname is Caña when he and his siblings migrated to Agusan when they are wanted by the Spanish Authorities as they were berdugos(Killing Spanish allies)in their native place, Minglanilla and by rowing boats, they landed in Mindanao and he, Angelo Caña and his two siblings changed their family name into Cañosa... [more]
Hux English
Means "insult, scorn" in Old English. This is used in Popular Culture by First Order General Armitage Hux, played by Domhnall Gleeson in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
Stenson English
Means "son of Stephen".
Chashin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 新 (shin) meaning "new".
Perley English
Variant of Parley or Burley.
Liverpool English
Derived from Old English lifer "rush reed, muddy water" and pol "pool".
Ó Maolfábhail Irish
Means "descendant of Maolfábhail"
Lo Re Italian
Palermo,Sicily,Italy
Toziya Turkish
From Rumelian.
Houseal French (Anglicized), German (Anglicized)
French (Lorraine) spelling of German Häusel, a topographic name meaning ‘small house’, a diminutive of Haus... [more]
Abruzzo Italian
From the name of the region of Abruzzo in southern Italy.
Lambiotte Biblical French
A derivative of Lambillotte often occurring among Belgian/Wallowing immigrants entering the USA.
Berongoy Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano barungoy meaning "black-finned flying fish" (genus Cypselurus).
Leysico Filipino (Filipinized, Rare)
it comes from a family that lives in spain its meaning is to be free
Tomatsu Japanese
From the Japanese 戸 (to or do) "door," "shutter" and 松 (matsu) "pine tree."
Guetta Judeo-Spanish
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the name of a tribe from northwestern Libya or from the name of the town of Huete in Cuenca province, Spain.
Topaz Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Topaz, which is a kind of a precious stone.
Gajoko Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 我如古 (see Ganeko).
Burdon English
From 'bur' meaning "fort" and 'don' meaning "hill"
Biswas Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa) meaning "trust, confidence, faith".
Michalidis Greek
Means "Son of Michael".
Espen Norwegian
From the given name Espen.
Amatayakul Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of อมาตยกุล (see Amatayakun).
Shue German (Anglicized), Jewish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Schuh or Schue. A famous bearer of this name is the American actress Elisabeth Shue (1963-).
Đoàn Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Duan, from Sino-Vietnamese 段 (đoàn).
Kilgi Estonian
Kilgi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kilgendama", meaning "sparkle" and "shine".
Tjan Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Zeng used by Chinese Indonesians.
Maniscalco Italian
It means 'blacksmith' in Italian. The variant Maniscalchi is the plural.
Schmoeckel German (East Prussian)
Originally Smekel. In the 17th century the ‘Sm’ in Low German was gradually replaced by the ‘Schm’ from High German. ... [more]
Vongphakdy Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພັກດີ (phakdy) meaning "loyalty, devotion".
Perkiss English
Corruption of Perkins.
Cypher German (Anglicized, Rare)
Fanciful Americanized spelling of German Seifer.
Raudsepp Estonian
Means "blacksmith", literally "iron smith", from Estonian raud "iron" and sepp "smith".
Marinetti Italian
Variant of Marino. A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876-1944), considered to be the founder of Futurism.
Perseu Italian
Sardinian form of Perseo.
Butte Indian
Variant of Bute.
Christiani German, Dutch
From the given name Christian.
Ivašković Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Maher Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Mahir.
Lansdowne French, English
The first marquis lansdowne, land owners for there lords and farmers also know as tenants.
Coatney English
The initial bearer of this surname lived in a little cottage.
Iriomote Okinawan (Rare), Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 西表 (Iriomote) meaning "Iriomote", an island in Taketomi, Okinawa, Japan.
Fărcaș Romanian
Romanian form of Farkas.
Jongok Gayonese, Acehnese
Meaning unavailable.
Neve Italian, Portuguese, Galician
Means "snow", a nickname for someone with a pale complexion or white hair.
Välja Estonian
Välja is an Estonian surname meaning "outside" and "afield".
Bragadóttir Icelandic
Patronymic used exclusively by women, meaning "daughter of Bragi". Bragason is the male equivalent.
Trausch German, Slavic, Low German, Luxembourgish
A nickname either derived from Trauschke, a nickname from Old Slavic drugu "companion", or from Middle Low German druus "sullen", "dour".
Damiano Italian
From the given name Damiano.