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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Saqib Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Saqib.
Dźwigał Polish
Derived from Polish dźwigać "to lift; to lug".
Khuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Huang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Liim Estonian
Liim is an Estonian surname meaning "glue", "adhesive" and "dough".
Christl German
Pet form of the given name Christian.
Esmaeeli Persian
From the given name Esmail.
Mazzamauro Italian
Italian cognate of Matamoros. A famous bearer of the name is Italian actress Anna Mazzamauro (1938-).
Kulathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුලතිලක (see Kulathilaka).
Akemi Japanese
Ake means "bright" and mi means "mindset, view".... [more]
Salter English
Occupational name for someone who worked with salt, derived from Middle English salter.
Gmelin German
German nickname for an unhurried person from Middle High German gmēle, based on the adjective gemach meaning "comfortable calm".
Saengarun Thai
Means "dawn, aurora" in Thai.
Ehsani Persian
From the given name Ehsan.
Berastegi Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, derived from the Basque suffix -(t)egi "house, workshop; place of" and an uncertain first element. Possibly from the given name Beraxa (also written Beratza, Berasa, or Beraza), itself possibly from beratz "soft", or from the element beratz which means "meadow, grassy place"... [more]
Rothacker German
Either a topographic name based on a field name derived from Middle High German riuten roten "to clear land (for cultivation)" and acker "field"... [more]
Prude English (American)
This surname comes from the English word prude. The definition for the word prude is a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.
Koelzer German
From a noun derived from kolzen "ankle boots" (from Latin calceus "half-boot walking shoe") hence an occupational name for a boot maker or a cobbler. Or a habitational name for someone from Kölzen near Merseburg.
Kalla Sami
Derived from Kállá, the Sami form of Karl.
Vogt Von Grafschaft Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Edelherren und Vögte von Grafschaft.
Pukki Finnish
The Finnish word for a male goat.
Halas Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Hałas "racket, noise".
Nhâm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ren, from Sino-Vietnamese 任 (nhâm).
Nix German
Derived from Middle High German nickes "water sprite, elf, demon".
Fulcar Spanish (Latin American)
Most common in the Dominican Republic.
Komine Japanese
Ko mean "small" or "light" and mine means "peak".
Khalji Afghan, Iranian
Meaning ‘From the city of Khalaj’, in Khalaj, a Common Turkic Language.
Mullick Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মল্লিক (see Mallik).
Corleto Italian
Habitational name derived from the town Corleto Perticara, the first element derived from Latin coryletum "hazel tree grove, copse of hazel trees".
Valera Spanish
Habitational name from either of two places in Spain named Valera.
Bouhired Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Djamila Bouhired (1935-), an Algerian militant and nationalist who opposed the French rule over Algeria.
Yuwen Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 宇文 (yǔwén), the name of a Xianbei clan of Xiongnu origin.
Alasi Estonian
Alasi is an Estonian surname meaning "anvil".
Hassanpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حسن‌پور (see Hassanpour).
Hofbauer German
Means - King farmer
Kanbara Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kan) meaning "god" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Tunç Turkish
From the given name Tunç.
Okai Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Galasso Italian
In northern Italy it could derive from Piedmontese galàs "rooster" (see Gallo), while in southern Italy it might derive from Greek γάλα (gala) "milk", as a nickname for someone with pale skin.
Tatke German
Unknown source.
Kirwin Irish
Variant of Kirwan
Gonyeau French
Respelling of French Gagnon, found predominantly in New England, possibly also of Gagneau, from a diminutive of Gagne.
Amarathunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අමරතුංග (see Amarathunga).
Jocelyn English
Another of the names brought to England in the eleventh century by the Normans, and mentioned in the Domesday Book. Originally a masculine name only.
Mumby English
Habitational name from a place in Lincolnshire so named from the Old Norse personal name Mundi (see Monday ) + Old Norse bȳ 'farmstead village'.
Needle English, Jewish (Americanized)
English: from Middle English nedle nadle ‘needle’ (Old English nǣdle) hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of needles or in some cases perhaps for a tailor. See also Nadler.... [more]
Gandolfini Italian
Means "son of Gandolfo", which is derived from the Germanic name Gandolf... [more]
Shavit Jewish
From the given name Shavit.
Balfe Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Balbh meaning 'stammering dumb' itself probably a translation of a Norman surname of similar meaning ultimately derived from Latin balbus 'stammering'.
Rosema Frisian
Variant spelling of Rozema.
Ariyananda Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit आर्य (arya) meaning "noble" and नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy, delight".
Vig Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian víg "happy, cheerful".
Pauro Croatian, Istriot
Probably an Istrian form of Paro.
Yokohira Japanese
Yoko means "beside, next to" and hira means "peace, level, even".
Miao Chinese
From Chinese 苗 (miáo) meaning "seedling, shoot, sprout", also referring to the ancient fief of Miao, which existed in the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Baha Arabic
Derived from the given name Baha.
Errett English
Either from the Middle English personal name Edret Edred (Old English Eadræd formed from ead "prosperity... [more]
Rajput Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Assamese, Punjabi, Pakistani, Urdu
From Sanskrit राजपुत्र (rajaputra) meaning "prince" (literally "son of the king"), derived from राज (raja) meaning "king" combined with पुत्र (putra) meaning "child, son".
Miguélez Galician
Patronymic from the personal name Miguel.
Kawato Japanese
From 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 戸 (do) meaning "door".
Headlee English (Rare)
The Anglo-Saxon name Headlee comes from when the family resided in one of a variety of similarly-named places. Headley in Hampshire is the oldest. The surname Headlee belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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.
Piroćanac Serbian
Habitational name for someone from Pirot, Serbia.
Kawase Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 瀬 (se) meaning "ripple, rapids, current".
Haverland Dutch
Means "oat field" in Dutch, from Dutch haver "oat" and land.
Odhiambo Eastern African, Luo
East African surname derived from the given name Odhiambo meaning “born in the evening”.
Thom Romansh
Derived from the given name Thomas.
Mikhelashvili Georgian, Jewish
Means "son of Mikheil" in Georgian.
Jackso English (Rare)
Rare English variant of Jackson.
San Gabriel Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Saint Gabriel" in Spanish.
Da Paz Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "of Peace" in Portuguese.
Marquis English, French
From the title of nobility, which originally denoted an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. A march was originally denoted as a border region at a frontier. The word marquis was derived from Late Latin marchensis, from Frankish *marku "boundary, border"... [more]
Hember English
From the West Country area near Bristol.
Arder Estonian
Arder is an Estonian surname meaning, possibly a corruption of "ader", meaning "plow".
Radhakrishnan Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Derived from Sanskrit राधा कृष्ण (rādhā-kṛṣṇa), a combination of Radha and Krishna... [more]
Coggill English
Recorded in several forms as shown below, this is a surname of two possible nationalities and origins. Firstly it may be of Scottish locational origins, from the lands of Cogle in the parish of Watten, in Caithness, or secondly English and also locational from a place called Cogges Hill in the county of Oxfordshire... [more]
Hashitsume Japanese
Hashi means "bridge" and tsume means "edge, end".
Bennouna Arabic (Maghrebi)
Most likely from Arabic بن (bin) meaning "son" and the given name Nouna, which may have been derived from an Arabic word meaning "whale, big fish" or "sabre, sword". Alternately, it may be from an Arabic name for a variety of melon... [more]
Rempe German (Americanized, Modern)
The roots of the German surname Rempe lie in the former duchy of Silesia, now part of Poland. The name means, simply, "son of Rempel," and was a popular first name in Silesia during the Middle Ages.
Rajah Indian, Gujarati, Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Raja.
Oyaski English (American)
A surname created by Michael Oyaski (formally Michael O'Yaski). The surname is currently known to only be used by one particular branch of the O'Yaski family tree. The surname means "Dragon Rider of the West" according to members of the Oyaski family.
Pradl Hungarian, German (Austrian)
Meaning unknown. Possibly originating somewhere in Hungary.
Fioravanti Italian
Derived from the given name Fioravante.
Junel Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Junell.
Salgari Italian, Venetian
Meaning unknown.
Takahara Italian
Takahara means "Treasure" in Italian. It was created as a family name only two generations ago.
Mazarro Italian
It means "mace bearer".
Eiermann German
Occupational name for an egg collector or dealer in eggs, from Middle High German ei 'egg' + man 'man'.
Nicotero Italian
Likely derived from the first name Niccolò
Kvong Chinese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Kvon.
Sett Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Variant transcription of Seth.
Åkerlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish åker "field" and lund (Old Norse lundr) "grove".
Hussien Arabic
Derived from the given name Husayn.
Cabanting Cebuano
From Cebuano banting meaning "brace, support, holdfast".
Cabal Russian (Russified, Rare)
Rare last name that is unknown along with meaning, if anyone has a clue, please DM me.
Burnley English
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Burnley in Lancashire, so named with the Old English river name Brun (from brun ‘brown’ or burna ‘stream’) + leah ‘woodland clearing’... [more]
Bobbitt English
Possibly derived from the Middle English personal name Bobbe.
Foucault French
Derived from the Germanic given name Folcwald, which was composed of the elements folk "people" and walt "power, leader, ruler"... [more]
Betjeman English, Dutch (Archaic, ?)
Means "son of Betje", a Dutch diminutive of the feminine given name Elisabeth... [more]
Suehara Japanese
From 末 (sue) meaning "tip, top, end" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
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]
Langwiesner German
Derived from location means 'Long field'
Dubosque French
DuBosque means 'of the forest' in french and was a surname given typically to someone from a rural treed area.
Własow Polish
Polish form of Vlasov.
Yanagida Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Muli Eastern African
Muli is chiefly found among the Kamba ethnic group in Kenya which is largely located in the Eastern Province. The Kamba people are part of the larger Bantu-speaking group. It derives from the given name and when used as a surname is patronymic... [more]
Muslimov Russian, Muslim
Means "son of Muslim".
Ripp English (American), East Frisian, German
From Ripp, a Frisian pet name for Rippert.
Sar Khmer
Means "white" in Khmer.
Bonanno Italian
From the medieval personal name Bonanno, an omen name meaning "good year". Mainly found throughout southern Italy.
Bayzhanov Kazakh
Means “son of Bayzhan”.
Trumpfheller German
Means "drummer". From Middle High German trumbeler "drummer", from trumbe "drum" and the agent suffix -er.
Joosu Estonian
Joosu is an Estonian surname (and masculine give name) derived from the biblical name "Joosu" ("Joshua").
Brindley English
Habitational name from a place in England so named. From Old English berned "burnt" and leah "woodland clearing".
Bulac Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bulak meaning "flower, bloom, blossom".
al-Fayadh Arabic
Means "the generous, the charitable, the bountiful" in Arabic, derived from Arabic فَيَّاض (fayyāḍ) meaning "to overflow".
L'Costa Indian (Christian)
Form of La Costa more common among Christians from India.
Aurélio Portuguese
From the given name Aurélio
Britaev Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ossetian surname of unknown meaning.
Jayawickrema Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවික්‍රම (see Jayawickrama).
Petroni Italian
Derived from the given name Petronio.
Higuaín Spanish (Rare), Basque (Hispanicized)
Derived from the Basque surname Iguain, of uncertain origin.
Sialm Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Anselm.
Blitzstein German, Jewish
Blitz is the German word for lightening and stein is the German word for stone.
Tarasov Russian
Means "son of Taras".
Matskevich Belarusian
From the given name Maciek, a variant of Maciej, which is the Polish variant of Matthias.
Safwan Arabic
Derived from the given name Safwan.
Sanjurjo Spanish
Spanish: Habitational Name From Any Of Numerous Places In Galicia (Spain) Named Sanjurjo For A Local Church Or Shrine Dedicated To Saint George
Kochavi Hebrew
From Hebrew כוכב (kokhav) meaning "star", commonly used as a replacement for Ashkenazi surnames containing the old German element stern "star". For example, it was adopted as a surname by the Romanian-born Israeli archaeologist and university professor Moshe Kochavi (1928-2008), whose birth surname was Stern.
Mette German
Matronymic surname derived from the given name Mette, a Low German short form of Mechthild.
Wijepala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Kirwan Irish
From Gaelic Ó Ciardhubháin meaning "descendant of Ciardhubhán", a given name composed of the elements ciar "dark" and dubh "black" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Florent French
From the given name Florent.
Arnau Catalan
From the given name Arnau.
Rahumägi Estonian
Rahumägi is an Estonian surname meaning "peace(ful) mountain".
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.
Lyng Danish, Norwegian
Means "heather" in Norwegian and Danish.
Ait Bekka Berber
Berber surname derived from ait meaning "son" and Bekka, possibly a Berber given name.
Stalinov Russian
Means "son of the man of steel" in Russian.
Casilao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kasilaw meaning "lustre, shine".
Obrador Spanish
Nickname for a hard worker. From Spanish meaning "worker".
Miyazono Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "palace" and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, park".... [more]
Stroll English
Stroll comes from the English word meaning to walk without hurry, probably for someone who liked to walk.
Atlahua Nahuatl
From Atlahua, the name of an Aztec god.
Kujira Japanese (Rare)
Kujira is an uncommon Japanese surname and first name that literally means "whale".
Zinyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Zinoviy".
Ormerod English
Habitational name for a person from a minor place named Ormerod in Lancashire, from Old Norse given name Ormr and Old English rod "cleared land".
Mcmanamon Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Meanman, a patronymic surname, created from the given name Meanma
Dechering German, Dutch
Etymology unknown.
Pasha Albanian, Ottoman Turkish (Anglicized), Turkish (Anglicized)
Pasha or pascha (Ottoman Turkish: پاشا‎, Turkish: paşa), formerly anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals and dignitaries and others... [more]
Ashfaq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ashfaq.
Ioachim Romanian
Derived from the given name Ioachim.
Penta Italian
From the name of a hamlet in Salerno, Italy, possibly derived from a southern Italian word meaning "large rock" or "steep slope" (penta, pente, or pendë).
Den Uijl Dutch
Means "the owl" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch ule. A notable bearer was the Dutch prime minister Johannes den Uijl (1919-1987), also known as Joop den Uyl.
Soulsby English
Habitational name from either of two places called Soulby in Cumbria
Parelius Norwegian
Latinization of a learned Hellenized translation of either Solvorn, a placename in Luster (Sogn og Fjordane), or of Solnør, a placename in Skodje/Ørskog (Møre og Romsdal), Norway. The surname itself is then derived from Greek para heliou "near (or close by) the sun".
Seep Estonian
Seep is an Estonian surname meaning "soap".
Mignogna Italian
Probably derived from Italian mignone "small, cute, pretty, graceful; favourite", or perhaps from a river of the same name in Lazio, Italy.
Musayeva Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk
Feminine transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаева and Kazakh Мұсаева (see Musayev).
Pusch German
Name for someone who lived near bushes or a thicket. The distinguished name Pusch is derived from the Old German word busc, which means thicket or brush.
Ćorluka Croatian
Derived from Turkish körlük, meaning "blindness".... [more]
Yerian English
Americanized form of Irion.
Barten Dutch, German
Patronymic from the given name Bart, a short form of Bartholomeus, or from a variant of Bert... [more]
Gajah Indonesian, Batak
From Sanskrit Gaju, meaning “Elephant”.
Schnieder German
North German and American variant of Schneider
Magnuson English
Means "Son of Magnus".
Lickert German (East Prussian)
Derived from the German feminine name Luitgard, and thus ultimately from Old High German liut "people" and garto "garden; enclosure".
Hayasi Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Khayasi.
Paip Medieval Scottish, Biblical Latin, Scottish Gaelic
An ancient Caithness surname, meaning father. The family changed their name from "Paip" to "Pope".
Bettin Venetian
Venetian form of Bettini.
Darmon Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the Dharmon branch of the Berber tribe of Haouara, which historically roamed parts of Libya and Tunisia.
Lemass French, Irish
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from Old French maistre meaning "master", ultimately from Latin magister (see Masterson). Another theory holds that it comes from Irish Gaelic Laighmheasa, a given name meaning "dispatch"... [more]
Sivertson American
Americanized form of Sivertsen or Sivertsson.
Weise German
Means "wise, prudent" in German. Notable bearers include Christian Weise (1642-1708), a German writer.
Rush Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ruis "descendant of Ros", a personal name perhaps derived from ros "wood". In Connacht it has also been used as a translation of Ó Luachra (see Loughrey).
Ōhira Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Graudiņš Latvian
Derived from the word grauds meaning "grain".
Casella Italian
From casa "house" (Latin casa "hut, cottage, cabin"), perhaps originally denoting the occupier of the most distinguished house in a village. Italian chef Cesare Casella (1960 - ) is one such bearer of this name.
Asensio Basque
It signifies "dweller at the place where the blackberry bushes grew."
Panaligan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "depend on, put trust in" in Tagalog.
Arlotta Sicilian
From the French personal name Arlot, recorded in the Latinized form Arolottus from the 13th century.
Tōno Japanese
From Japanese 東 (tō) meaning "east" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Pelayo Spanish
From the given name Pelayo.
Tchimpoko Kongo
Of uncertain meaning.
Jaspan English
Uncertain origin.
Leah English
It means "clearing".
Mirza Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Mirza.
Enggaard Danish
Combination of Danish eng "meadow" and gård "farm, estate".
Sinahon Filipino, Cebuano
Means "envious" in Cebuano.
Ellefsen Norwegian
Means "son of Ellef".
Hermsen Dutch
Means "son of Herm", a short form of Herman.
Bumb Indian
From Marathi bəmb ‘stout’.
Wakeham English, Cornish
A locational surname for someone who lived in one of three places called Wakeham in various parts of England, including Cornwall and/or Devon.
Ronan Irish
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rónáin "descendant of Rónán" a personal name apparently based on a diminutive of rón "seal".