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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Budge English
Nickname from Norman French buge "mouth" (Late Latin bucca), applied either to someone with a large or misshapen mouth or to someone who made excessive use of his mouth, i.e. a garrulous, indiscreet, or gluttonous person... [more]
Umajiri Japanese (Rare)
Uma means "horse" and jiri is a corruption of shiri meaning "behind, end, rear".
Westling Swedish
Combination of Swedish väst "west" and the common surname suffix -ling. A notable bearer is Prince Daniel (b. 1973), husband of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
Austinson English
Means "son of Austin".
Arretxea Basque
From the name of a hamlet in south-western France, derived from Basque (h)arri "stone, rock" and etxe "house, home, building".
Yamagata Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 形 (gata) meaning "shape, form" or 縣 (gata) meaning "county, district".
Desautels French (Quebec), French
A habitational name from the French des meaning "from the" and various places in France called Les Autels, a name which is a derivative of the Latin altare meaning "altar" in the sense of a small chapel.
Sinema English (American)
Uncertain etymology and origin.
Głownia Polish
Derived from Polish word głownia which means "blade".
Kennerk English
The surname Kennerk was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.
Jaroš Czech, Slovak
Derived from names containing the name element jaro meaning "young" (see Jaroslav, Jaromír).
Amursky Russian
Habitational name from Amur river in Russia.
Kunugiza Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 椚座 (Kunugiza) meaning "Kunugiza", a former division in the former village of Kusaka in the former district of Tsuna in the former Japanese province of Awaji in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.
Bezmaternykh Russian
Means "without a mother" in Russian, from без (bez) meaning "without" and матери (materi) meaning "mother"
Garbrandt Dutch (?), Low German
From the given name Garbrant.
Carrión Spanish
It comes from the knight Alonso Carreño, who distinguished himself in the conquest of the town of Carrión de los Condes (Palencia), where he founded his solar house.
Uniacke Irish
Unknown meaning.
Lowcock English (British)
A mutation of the location name Laycock. The name is mentioned as far back as 1086.
Sabit Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.
Hayworth English
English: habitational name from Haywards Heath in Sussex, which was named in Old English as ‘enclosure with a hedge’, from hege ‘hedge’ + worð ‘enclosure’. The modern form, with its affix, arose much later on (Mills gives an example from 1544).
Lăcustă Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Vögeli German (Swiss)
Swiss German diminutive of Vogel.
Kiehl Medieval Low German
From Middle Low German kil ‘wedge’, applied as a metonymic occupational name or as a pejorative nickname for a ruffian. Possibly a habitational name from Kiel in Schleswig-Holstein, from Dutch and Frisian kil ‘stagnant water’ (see Kiel)... [more]
Ehecatl Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "wind".
Shimomura Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Hetman Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
From a political title generally given to a military commander in Central and Eastern Europe, comparable to a field marshal, the term is probably ultimately derived from Middle High German heuptman "commander"... [more]
Soulsby English
Habitational name from either of two places called Soulby in Cumbria
Rump Estonian
Rump is an Estonian surname meaning "dugout" and "punt".
Tobiasson Danish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Danish and Norwegian Tobiassen or of the Swedish cognate Tobiasson.
Smidt Dutch
Variant spelling of Smit, or a corruption of the German cognate Schmidt.
Pangandag Filipino, Maranao
Means "to boast, to be proud of" in Maranao.
Moujahid Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic مُجَاهِد (mujāhid) meaning "one who is labouring, one who is in distress", also used to refer to a member of a liberation army in Muslim countries (chiefly Moroccan).
De Lynden Obscure
Combination of the French word de, meaning "from" and the surname Lynden, denoting someone who lived near a linden valley.
Rock English
Topographic name for someone who lived near a notable crag or outcrop, from Middle English rokke "rock" (see Roach), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rock in Northumberland.
Blonder Jewish
Inflected form of Blond.
Milo English
Derived from the given name Milo.
Karkavandian Armenian, Iranian
Those belonging to the Karkevand/Garkevand district of Iran who are most likely of Armenian origin. Typical modern Armenian last names end with the originally patronymic suffix -յան or -եան, transliterated as -yan, -ian, or less often '-jan'... [more]
Kosasih Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Gao (高), Gu (古), Guan (關), Qiu (邱, 丘) or Xu 2 (許)... [more]
Mamilov Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname, which is from the name of an Ingush teip (clan) possibly from a Turkic word meaning "sweet, delicious" or from an Arabic name of unknown meaning.
Thaufeeq Dhivehi
From the given name Tawfiq.
Valerică Romanian
Valerică is a first name of a boy, but also a family name.
Löfquist Swedish
Combination of Swedish löv "leaf" and kvist "twig".
Estrela Portuguese
The surname Estrela, of Portuguese origin, means "star," symbolizing guidance, hope, and celestial beauty, and is commonly found in Portugal.
Caton English, French
Diminutive of the given name Cateline or Cathline.
Tallant English (British, ?), Norman, Irish
English (of Norman origin) occupational name for a tailor or nickname for a good swordsman, from taillant ‘cutting’, present participle of Old French tailler ‘to cut’ (Late Latin taliare, from talea ‘(plant) cutting’)... [more]
Diallo Western African, Fula
Derived from the Fula clan name Jallo of uncertain meaning. Diallo is a common name throughout West Africa.
Skočdopole Czech
Derived from Czech imperative sentence skoč do pole! meaning "jump in a field!".
Sabinov Bulgarian
Means “son of Sabin”
Ramo Aragonese, Italian
Ultimately from Latin ramus meaning "branch".
Maide Estonian
Maide is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "maidel" meaning "gudgeon (a type of freshwater fish)".
Wax German, Jewish, English
German and Jewish variant and English cognitive of Wachs, from Middle English wax "wax" (from Old English weax).
Sofiane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Sufyan.
Özel Turkish
Means "private, personal" or "special, exceptional" in Turkish.
Daugaard Danish
Danish name element gård "farmstead, yard" combined with prefix dau of unknown origin. ... [more]
Widman Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of Old Swedish viþr "wood, forest" or vid "wide" and man "man". It is also possible, though less likely, that it is a re-spelling of Vikman, where the first element is Swedish vik "bay".
Vallée French
topographic name for someone who lived in a valley from Old French valee "valley" (from Latin vallis) or a habitational name from (La) Vallée the name of several places in various parts of France... [more]
Lammas Estonian
Lammas is an Estonian surname meaning "sheep".
Rădulescu Romanian
Means "son of Radu".
Yukimori Japanese
Means 'snow forest' from 'yuki' meaning 'snow' and 'mori' meaning 'forest'.
Elmahdy Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "the Mahdi" from Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy) meaning "guided one, rightly guided". In Islam, the term refers to a figure who will restore peace to the world.
Masuko Japanese
From 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".
Ahmedzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto احمدزی (see Ahmadzai).
Kjellberg Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse kelda or Swedish källa both meaning "spring, source (of water)", and berg "mountain".
Sekine Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, foundation".
Vartanyan Armenian
Variant transcription of Vardanyan.
Wickramarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමරත්න (see Wickramaratne).
Saldaña Spanish
Habitual surname for a person from any of the locations in Spain named Saldaña. The name itself comes from the older name Gili-Zalan, which is of uncertain meaning.
Borges Portuguese, Spanish
Possibly from Old French burgeis meaning "town-dweller" (see Burgess). Alternately, it may have denoted someone originally from the city of Bourges in France.
Pung Korean
From Sino-Korean 馮 (pung) meaning "fast running horse".
Hayner English (American), German
Possibly a variant of Heiner.
Aare Estonian
Aare is an Estonian masculine given name and surname meaning "treasure".
Aranburu Basque
Original Basque form of Aramburú, literally meaning "valley peak".
Mel'nik Russian, Belarusian
Alternate transcription of Melnik.
Vestin Swedish
Combination of Swedish väst "west" and the common surname suffix -in.
Tulipan Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Spanish Tulipán "Tulip".
Munisi Eastern African
Found in Tanzania.
Holl German
Short form of German Höld.
Iraola Basque
Derived from Basque ira "fern" and -ola "location, place of".
Senapati Odia, Bengali, Assamese
Means "commander" in Sanskrit, from सेना (sena) meaning "army" and पति (pati) meaning "lord".
Kadenokōji Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 勘解由小路 (Kadenokōji) meaning "Kadeno Alley" or its other name 勘解由小路 (Kageyukōji) meaning "Kageyu Alley", a former alley in the city of Kyōto in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.... [more]
Bojić Serbian
Derived from boj (бој), meaning "battle".
Cecamore Italian
Possibly means "blind love".
Kakizaki Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Jayarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයරත්න (see Jayaratne).
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.
Gür Turkish
Means "bushy, strong" or "thunder" in Turkish.
Castagna Italian
From Italian castagna "chestnut" (from Latin castanea) for someone who worked with chestnuts... [more]
Sapperstein Jewish
Ornamental name, a compound of Hebrew sapir 'sapphire' + German Stein 'stone'.
Hatcher English
Southern English: topographic name for someone who lived by a gate, from Middle English hacche (Old English hæcc) + the agent suffix -er. This normally denoted a gate marking the entrance to a forest or other enclosed piece of land, sometimes a floodgate or sluice-gate.
Cedergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish ceder "cedar" and gren "branch".
Ramnarine Indian, Trinidadian Creole
From Sanskrit राम (rāma) meaning "pleasing, pleasant" combined with a form of the given name Narayana.
Van der Kuip Dutch
Means "from the cooper's vat", from Dutch kuip meaning "tub, vat, barrel".
Hayashizaki Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Fontañez Spanish
From the Latin fons meaning "fountain."
Fountas Greek
Someone with a lot of hair from the Latin word funda.
Azadi Persian
From the given name Azad.
Agdeppa Filipino, Ilocano
Means "to spread one's hands" or "to spread one's arms wide" in Ilocano.
Tano Japanese
From 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Ryuufuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).
Orazow Turkmen
Means "son of Oraz".
Maningas Filipino, Tagalog
Means "fervent, earnest, fiery" in Tagalog.
Baptist German, English
From the given name Baptist, or an Anglicized form of Baptiste.
Navas Spanish
Pural form of Spanish and Asturian-Leonese Nava (see also Naves).... [more]
Suenaga Japanese
From Japanese 末 (sue) meaning "tip, end, top" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Ahamada Comorian
From the given name Ahamada.
Banette French
Likely a diminutive of Benoît or derived from bannière meaning "banner".
Sumanasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit सुमन (sumana) meaning "good-minded, benevolent" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Aritzala Basque (Rare)
From the name of a municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque haritz "oak tree" and ala "pasture, meadow".
Ó hOistín Irish
Means "descendant of Oistín"
Cork English
Metonymic occupational name for a supplier of red or purple dye or for a dyer of cloth, Middle English cork (of Celtic origin; compare Corkery).
Mrozowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Mrozowo in Bydgoszcz voivodeship, or from any of several places called Mrozy.
Fukuguchi Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Tsukijishin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 築地新 (Tsukijishin) meaning "Tsukijishin", a name of a group of several households for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Ak Turkish
Means "white" in Turkish.
Elu Estonian
Elu is an Estonian surname meaning "life" and "being"; "living".
Triomphe French
From French meaning "triumph". A nickname for a person who's successful.
Bondy English
Variant of Bond.
Ottoman Turkish
From a Latin form (through French) of the Turkish given name Osman, itself from Arabic Uthman... [more]
Enoshima Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay", ノ (no) which is a particle of possession, and 島 (shima) meaning "island". This can refer to the island in the Kanagawa prefecture.
Sayto Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Saitō more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Arakelyan Armenian
Means "son of Arakel".
Škrelja Montenegrin
Montenegrin variant of Shkreli.
Loen Norwegian
Loen is a Norwegian place name derived from Old Norse , meaning “flat land” or “meadow,” referencing fertile, flat areas near water, often used for farming in ancient times.
Modigliani Italian
Used by Sepharditic Jews, this surname comes from the Italian town of Modigliana, in Romagna. Famous bearers of this surname include painter Amedeo Modigliani (1884–1920) and Nobel Prize in Economics recipient Franco Modigliani (1918–2003).
Puddu Italian
From Sardinian puddu "chicken" (compare Podda).
Garbai Nigerian, Kanuri, Hungarian
Meaning unknown.
Nanda Indian, Odia, Hindi, Punjabi
From the given name Nanda.
Woodman English
Occupational name for a woodcutter or a forester (compare Woodward), or topographic name for someone who lived in the woods. Possibly from the Old English personal name Wudumann.
Musk English
Perhaps a variant of Dutch Musch.
Kalyniuk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Kalynyuk.
Garneau French
From a pet form of the Germanic given name Warinwald, composed of the elements war(in) meaning "guard" and waldan meaning "to govern".
Abeyawickrama Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Diem German
German: from a reduced form of the personal name Dietmar ( see Dittmar ).
Kiều Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qiao, from Sino-Vietnamese 喬 (kiểu).
Prato English
From Latin praetor, meaning "reeve".
Touret French
Derived from the French town of Tourrettes-sur-Loup which is located in the southeast of France.
Pichugin Russian
From pichuga, meaning "small bird".
Fukatsu Japanese
From Japanese 深 (fuka) meaning "deep" and 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbor, ferry".
Gleichenhaus German
From Proto-Germanic galīkaz meaning "alike" combined with the word haus meaning "house"
Rkhi Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Rhee used by ethnic Koreans living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Löf Swedish
From an archaic Swedish spelling of löv "leaf".
Madkins English
Metronymic from a pet form of the personal name Madde.
Gunatillaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Godet French
From Old French godet, meaning "glass, tumbler", used as a nickname for a maker or seller.
Nie Chinese
From Chinese 聂 (niè) referring to either of two ancient fiefs named Nie. One existed in the state of Wei (Wey) in what is now Henan province, while the other was part of the state of Qi in what is now Shandong province.
Sancak Turkish
Means "flag, banner, emblem" in Turkish.
Osama Arabic
Derived from the given name Usama.
Kõo Estonian
Kõo is an Estonian surname derived from "kõu" meaning "thunder".
Rutmann German
German: see Rutman.
Wyley English
Variant of Wiley.
Canzio Italian
From the given name Canzio
Trevisan Italian
From the city of Treviso, in Veneto.
Janutg Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.
Bandera Spanish, Italian, Polish (Rare)
Denoted to a flag bearer or carrier, from Spanish and Polish bandera, meaning "flag, banner, ensign". Variant of Banderas (Spanish) or Bandiera (Italian)... [more]
Kroll German, Dutch
Nickname for someone with curly hair, from Middle High German krol "curly", Middle Low German krulle "ringlet, curl", Middle Dutch croel, crul.
Mittag German
Means "midday, noon" in German, with an archaic meaning of "south". Habitational name given to someone who lived south of a main settlement.
Reaves English
Variant of Reeves.
Sakyi Akan
Meaning unknown.
Kenneth English
Derived from the given name Kenneth.
Apa Samoan
Best known as the surname of KJ Apa.
Iwabe Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Imanara Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and nara beans "oak".... [more]
Tabata Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 端 (hata) meaning "edge, end, tip".
Rahman Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Rahman.
Umebayashi Japanese
From 梅 (ume) meaning "Japanese apricot, plum" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "woods, grove". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Chataignier French
From French meaning "chestnut tree".
Bickham English
Habitational name from places so named in Devon and Somerset, most of which are most probably named with an Old English personal name Bicca and Old English cumb "valley". The first element could alternatively be from bica "pointed ridge".
Bentham English
From various places derived from Old English *beonet "bent grass" and ham "home, settlement".
Deitz German
Variant spelling of German Dietz.
Kvist Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "twig, branch".... [more]
Friseur German
From German meaning "barber, hairdresser".
Tüfekçi Turkish
Means "gunsmith" in Turkish.
Komaru Japanese
From Japanese 小丸 (Komaru) meaning "Komaru", a former village in the former district of Mikumi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.
Van Wageningen Dutch
Means "from Wandeningen" in Dutch, denoting a person from the municipality of Gelderland, Netherlands, from Dutch Wagano with collective suffix -ung-
Range German, French
German: nickname for a ragamuffin, from Middle High German range ‘naughty boy’, ‘urchin’.... [more]
Gioè Italian
This is a short form of given name Gioele used as surname.
Lehmus Estonian
Lehmus is an Estonian surname relating to "lehm" meaning "cow".
Eespere Estonian
Eespere is an Estonian surname meaning "in front of (ees) homefolk/family (pere)".
Desser Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Dessau in Germany.
Claassen German
The name Claassen means "son of Klaus." It's primarily German, but it's also Dutch and Danish.