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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Shropshire English
Regional name from the county of Shropshire, on the western border of England with Wales.
Heoi Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese form of Xu 2.
Karunapala Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, mercy" and पाल (pala) meaning "guard, protector".
Goudarzi Persian
From the given name Goudarz.
Pickler English
Derived from the occupation of "pickler," which referred to someone who worked in the pickling industry, preserving foods such as vegetables or meats in brine or vinegar.
Uueni Estonian
Uueni is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "uuenema" meaning "reform" and "renew".
Erin Russian
Means "son of Era".
Efetürk Turkish
Means "brother of the Turks", derived from Turkish efe meaning "older brother, brave".
Buonaparte Italian (Rare)
Derived from the medieval given name Buonaparte.
Piiskop Estonian
Piiskop is an Estonian surname meaning "bishop".
Creath English
Reduced form of the Scottish McCreath.
Tauler Catalan
From the Catalan word tauler meaning "board".
Schwier German
Contracted form of Schwieder.
Murakita Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, town, hamlet" and 北 (kita) meaning "north".
Murashima Japanese
Shima means "island" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Hervarðr Old Norse
Old Norse cognate to Harvard
Shipman English
Occupational name for a shepherd, derived from Middle English schep "sheep" and mann.
Boccarossa Italian
Means "red mouth".
Sulaiman Arabic, Maguindanao, Urdu
From the given name Sulayman.
Shalit Hebrew
From Hebrew שליט (shalit) meaning "ruler" or "ruling, governing, dominant".
Dubec Slovak
Very old word for oak
Pin Khmer
Of unexplained origin.
Carnahan Irish
From the Irish Cearnaghan, meaning "victorious"
Modén Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and the common surname suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius "descendant of". It could also be a variant of Modig.
Golomb Polish
Variant of GOLAB.
Kolkmann German
Kolk is an old German word that means '' man who lives by the river'' and Mann is German for 'man'. The name Kolkmann comes from a man who lived by the North Rhine.
Obenauf German
Surname used to refer to someone who lived 'up there' (on a mountain, hill, etc.).
Lümelin Lombard
It indicates familial origin within the comune of Lümé.
Furuse Japanese
From the Japanese 古 (furu) "old" and 瀬 (se) "riffle."
Ivanušević Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Vahenõmm Estonian
Vahenõmm is an Estonian surname meaning "dividing/middle heath".
Orelias Nigerian (Latinized, Modern, Rare), Italian (Tuscan), Venetian
Means "golden", when coupled with a first name becomes "the golden". Varied from Orelia, "golden".... [more]
Zerbo Italian
Probably, comes from the Greek word "zerbos", meaning 'left-handed' and 'treacherous'
Baleckas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Valeska
Tardif French, French (Quebec)
From Latin tardivus, "slow". Given its unusually frequency as a family name and derivatives like Tardieu or Tardivel, it may have been a medieval given name.
Sooläte Estonian
Sooläte is an Estonian surname meaning "swamp/bog spring".
Minegishi Japanese
From Japanese 嶺 or 峰 (mine) meaning "peak, summit, ridge" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, seashore, bank".
Corrao Sicilian
Italianized form of Currau, a reduced form of the given name Curradu, a Sicilian variant of Conrad.
Jürgo Estonian
Jürgo is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Jürgen".
Kaczor Polish
Means "drake (male duck)" in Polish.
Zubayraev Chechen
Means "son of Zubaira".
Kotobuki Japanese
This surname is used as 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [more]
Mendieta Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque mendi "mountain" and -eta "place of, abundance of".
Pallas German, Polish (Germanized)
Nickname for a small man, from Slavic palac 'thumb'.
Chokshi Indian
From Gujarati čoksi ‘jeweler’, ‘assayer of gold and silver’, from čokəs ‘precise’, ‘circumspect’, a compound of čo- ‘four’, ‘four-way’, ‘all-round’ (Sanskrit čatus- ‘four’) + kəs ‘assaying’ (Sanskrit kạsa ‘rubbing’, ‘touchstone’).
Khrushcheva Russian
Feminine counterpart of Khrushchev.
Işık Turkish
Means "light" in Turkish.
Colclough English
Derived from a place called Cowclough in Whitworth, Lancashire.
Denisenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Denysenko.
Monzo Italian
Possibly a variant of Monsu, which may be an occupational name for a cook, Calabrian munsu, or a nickname or title from Milanese monsu ‘sir’, ‘lord’, ‘gentleman’.
Joines English
From a dialectal variant of Jones.
Voulgaris Greek
From Greek Βούλγαρος (Voulgaros) meaning "Bulgarian, person from Bulgaria".
Brahmi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Brahim.
Dziamidčyk Belarusian
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Dziamid.
Chand Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "moon".
Abedini Persian
From the given name Abedin.
Sheriff English, Scottish
Occupational name for a sheriff, derived from Middle English schiref, shreeve, shryve literally meaning "sheriff", or from Old English scir meaning "shire, administrative district" and (ge)refa meaning "reeve"... [more]
Maze French
Variant of Mas 1.
Junker German, Danish
Derived from Middle High German junc hērre "young nobleman" (literally "young master")... [more]
Boyacı Turkish
Means "painter" in Turkish.
Gregoriou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Γρηγορίου (see Grigoriou) chiefly used in Cyprus.
Masharipov Uzbek
Means "son of Masharip".
Chasen Jewish
From the Hebrew חזן "cantor".
Ichinose Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market, city" or 一 (ichi) meaning "one", combined with an unwritten possessive marker, or the written possessive markers ノ (no) or 之 (no), that is then combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current"... [more]
Doornbos Dutch
Denoted a person who lived near thorn bushes, derived from Dutch doornbos literally meaning "thorn bush".
Kalk Estonian
Kalk is an Estonian surname meaning "heartless", "callous" and "harsh".
Fatehi Persian
From the given name Fateh.
Elgar English
Surname meaning the son of Eggar.
Heidemann German, Jewish
Topographic name for a heathland dweller from heida "heath" (see Heid) and mann "man".
Qu Chinese
The surname Qu has several sources. One of the main origins is from the ancient state of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period. There was an official position named "Qu Ren" responsible for managing the brewing of wine in Jin... [more]
Leo English
From the Old French personal name Leon.
Highmore English
From Old English hēah meaning "high" and mōr meaning "moor, marsh".
Alipoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian علیپور (see Alipour).
Jeff English
From the given name Jeff
Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff German (Rare)
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Hitora Japanese
From 人 (hito) means "person, human, individual" and 羅 (ra) means "thin silk fabric, net, gauze, Romania".
Kits Estonian
Kits is an Estonian surname meaning "goat".
Hiroshima Japanese (Rare)
Hiro means "widespread,broad","generous","prosperous" depending on kanji used. Shima means "Island" the same as "jima" does. So this surname rather mean "Prosperous Island"or "Broad Island"."Generous Island" might be possible,but it's not likely used for the last name the same as it is for the given name, Hiro.
Cannington English
Likely refers to a place of the same name.
Tänavots Estonian
Tänavots is an Estonian surname meaning "street end".
Cheam Khmer
Means "bowl, plate" in Khmer.
Hamson English
A variant of Hampson.
Boots Dutch, German
Patronymic form of Boot.
Čáda Czech
Descriptive nickname from Old Czech čad- "smoke", applied to someone with dark skin.
Pincock English
It is believed to be a variant of the surname Pink, which itself can have several origins, including being a nickname for someone with pink cheeks or a rosy complexion, or an occupational name for a dyer or someone who worked with pigment dyes.
Gillibrand English
From the Norman personal name Gillebrand, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "hostage-sword".
Erni German (Swiss)
Derived from a short form of the given name Arnold.
Kempe Swedish
Variant of Kämpe.
Cardei Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Stasi Italian
From the Roman pranomen Statius.
D'abbadie French, English, Occitan
Means "of the Abbey" from the Occitan abadia. Variants Abadia, Abbadie, Abadie, Abada, and Badia mean "Abbey".
Malizia Italian
Means "malice, spite" or "mischievousness" in Italian.
Hryhorenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Hryhor".
Zalinsky Polish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Zieliński, variant of Zielinsky.
Dudayeva Chechen, Ossetian (Russified)
Feminine transcription of Chechen Дудаев, ДудагӀеран and Ossetian Дудайты (see Dudayev).
Gere English
Variant of Geer, Gehr or Geary, all related to the Old High German element gēr (Old English gār, Old Norse geirr) meaning "spear, arrow". A famous bearer is American actor Richard Gere (b... [more]
Pozo Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "well", as in wishing well
Amigasaya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 編笠屋 (Amigasaya) meaning "Amigasa Store", from 編笠 (amigasa) meaning "braided hats", referring to a store that sells braided hats.
Alexandrova Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Aleksandrova.
Silang Tagalog
Means "mountain pass, trail" in Tagalog.
Gregg English
Derived from the given name Greg, a short form of Gregory or Gregor.
Monzó Catalan
variant of Montsó, habitational name from a place in Aragon (see Monzon).
Seshita Japanese
From 瀬 (se) meaning "torrent, ripple, rapids, current" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".
Arthurs English
From the given name: Arthur.
Titovka Russian
Related to Titov.
Kerwin Irish
Variant of Kirwan.
Knigga German (Rare)
Possible variant of Knigge
Ovechkin Russian
Patronymic derived from Russian овечка (ovechka) meaning "lamb". A famous bearer is the Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin (1985-).
Quail English, Manx
A variant of Quayle, derived from various patronymics meaning "son of Paul". Alternately, an English nickname derived from the bird, perhaps given to a person who was timid, or known for being promiscuous.
Lobianco Italian
Means "the white one", a variant of Bianco using the definitive article lo.
Pol Dutch
From Middle Dutch pol "tussock, grassy hill; area of raised ground in a fen".
Almatyev Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Almaty, the name of a city in Kazakhstan.
Orange English, French
Nickname for someone associated with the color orange.
Kose Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" or 古 (kose) meaning "old" combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "current, ripple".
Bagnall English
From a place in England, derived from the Old English name "Badeca", a short form of any name beginning from beadu "battle", and halh "nook, recess".
Challenger English
Probably from a medieval nickname for a touchy or quarrelsome person (from a derivative of Middle English chalangen "to challenge"). A fictional bearer is Professor George Challenger, irascible scientist and explorer, leader of the expedition to Amazonia in Arthur Conan Doyle's 'The Lost World' (1912).
Sackmann German
Occupational name from Middle High German sacman meaning "baggage servant", one who was in charge of transporting and looking after a knight’s baggage and supplies on campaign.
Amramyan Armenian
Means "son of Amram".
Nijibayashi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 虹 (Niji) meaning "Rainbow" and 林 (Bayashi) meaning "Forest". A notable bearer of this surname was academic author Kei Nijibayashi.
Eggimann German (Swiss)
Denotes someone from the Emmental valley, a valley in Switzerland.
Kerbel English, German, Russian (Rare)
Means "chervil" in German, a parsley-related herb. The surname probably came into England via Germanic relations between the two languages, hence it being most common in German & English countries.
Menhenot Cornish (Rare, Archaic)
It is derived from the placename "Menheniot" in Cornwall.
Vidas Lithuanian
From a short form of the personal name Vidmantas.
Lütke German
From a pet name of Ludolf.
Ísaksdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ísak" in Icelandic.
Novikovas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Novikov.
Jiranorraphat Thai
From Thai จิระ (chira) meaning "long time, long space", นร (nora) meaning "man", and ภัทร (phatthra) meaning "good, prosperous".
Cicala Italian
From Italian meaning "cicada".
Notoh Japanese
Variant of Noto.
Jabr Arabic
From the given name Jabr
Nuristani Afghan
Derived from the name of Nuristan (meaning "land of light"), a province in northern Afghanistan.
Coito Medieval Italian (Tuscan, Latinized, ?)
That means a wedding or the nuptials.
Ando Japanese
From the Japanese 安 (an or yasu) "relax," "inexpensive," "low," and 藤 (to or fuji) "wisteria." The second character may indicate historical or familial links to the formerly powerful Fujiwara (藤原) clan.
Nolting German, Dutch
From the given name Nolte.
Kanwar Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "prince".
Rusher German (Americanized)
Americanized version of the German surname Rüscher or Roshcer. Either a topographic name for someone who lived among rushes or an occupational name for someone who created things out of rushes.
Levob French
The family name Levob is believed to be from Lorraine, an ancient province of the East of France. Some of the variations are Lavoye, Lavois, Lavoi, Levoi, Levoie, Levoy, Levois, Levot, Lavot to distinguish but a few.
O'Marr Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
This surname originated from the name 'Maher'. The O' means 'grandson of'. ... [more]
Sobaĺ Belarusian, Jewish
Belarusian form of Sobol.
Fredericks English
Patronymic from Frederick.
Pavlić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".
Shibayama Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Eslami Persian
From the given name Islam.
Shime Japanese
This surname is used as 七五三, 志免 or 志馬 with 七 (shichi, nana, nana.tsu, nano, shi) meaning "seven", 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu, me) meaning "five", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling", 免 (men, manuka.reru, manuga.reru, me) meaning "dismissal, excuse" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma, me) meaning "horse."... [more]
D'Kabral Indian (Christian), Marathi
Form of Cabral more common among Marathi Christians.
Schaller Upper German
From Middle High German word "schal," which means "noise," or "bragging," and as such is was thought to have originally been a nickname for a braggart, or for a market crier.
Porcaro Italian
From Italian porcaro "swineherd".
Kivinukk Estonian
Kivinukk is an Estonian surname meaning "stone doll".
O'Maher Irish (Rare)
This name comes from the Irish surname 'Meachair' which means hospitality. ... [more]
Adelmund Frankish
Meaning "Noble Protection", Adel, being a variation of germanic adal, meaning "noble" and mund, meaning "protection".
Patta Italian
Possibly from patta "draw, settlement", perhaps a nickname given to a negotiator. The same term can also mean "heat, warmth of the hearth".
Zakaria Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Zakariyya.
Sooksai Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุกใส (see Suksai).
Mesutoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Mesut".
Losada Spanish, Portuguese
topographic name for someone who lived by an area paved with flagstones Spanish losada (from losar "to pave" a derivative of losa a word of pre-Roman origin meaning a "flat stone slab").
Rabtoy French
Unknown history, most likely originated in the Americas in Quebec. A large percentage of Rabtoy families are from Vermont.
Punongbayan Tagalog
From Tagalog punong bayan meaning "mayor, chief (of a city)".
Burlin Russian
From burla, meaning "storm".
Azmat Urdu
Derived from the Arabic عَظَمَة (ʿaẓama) meaning "majesty, glory".
Mishkin Russian
Derived from the given name Mishka, a diminutive of Mikhail.
Amadeu Portuguese
From the given name Amadeu.
Gotlibe Yiddish
Yiddish form of Gottlieb.
Kamphuis Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived near a field, derived from Dutch kamp "enclosed field" and huis "house, home, building".
Neo Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Liang chiefly used in Singapore.
Malina Czech
Means "raspberry".
Sedda Italian
From a place name in Sardinia, meaning "top of a mountain". May alternately derive from Sardinian sedda "saddle", indicating the bearer's occupation.
Kääramees Estonian
Kääramees is an Estonian surname meaning "loop/crook man" (man from near a loop or crook in the landscape).
Kurobe Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Adorno Italian
From the given name Adorno, meaning "adorned".
Teshigawara Japanese
From Japanese 勅 (te) meaning "imperial order", 使 (shi) meaning "messenger, envoy", 河 (ga) meaning "river", and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Sabry Arabic
Derived from the given name Sabri.
Awuah Akan
Originating from the Akan people of Ghana, Awuah means 'born on a Monday' in the Akan language.
Kapetanović Croatian, Bosnian
Occupational surname derived from kapetan meaning "captain".
Finsler German (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Alfons.
Córdoba Spanish
Indicates someone who was originally from the city of Córdoba (Cordova) in Andalusia, Spain. The name itself is derived from Phonecian Qʾrtuba meaning "Juba’s city", itself from Phonecian qʾrt meaning "city" and juba referring to King Juba I of Numidia.
Macginty Irish
Patronymic surname from the original Irish Gaelic form 'mac an tsaoi' meaning "son of the scholar". Notable namesake is Irish rugby player Alan Leon "AJ" MacGinty.
Vahidpour Persian
Means "son of Vahid".
Bogdan Romanian, Croatian
From the given name Bogdan.
Maeshima Japanese
Mae means "front, forward" and shima means "island".
Sugizaki Japanese
Sugizaki (杉崎) can be translated out to (杉 = cedar; cryptomeria & 崎 = promontory; cape; spit) can be fully read as "Promontory of the cedar" it simply as "Cedar Promontory"
Shrapnel English
A different form of Carbonell. Shrapnel (i.e. metal balls or fragments that are scattered when a bomb, shell or bullet explodes) is named after General Henry Shrapnel (1761-1842), a British artillery officer who during the Peninsular War invented a shell that produced that effect.
Mostefaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "relating to Mustafa" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian).
Mlinarević South Slavic
From млин (mlin), meaning "mill".
Andaluz Spanish
Means "from Andalusia" or "from Spain", derived from the region of Spain called Andalucía, once called Al-Ándalus (a classical Arab name for the Iberian Peninsula)... [more]
Andreadis Greek
Means "son of Andreas".
Mezurashi Japanese (Rare)
Means "rare" in Japanese.
Ordwald English
English name meaning "spear strength".
Hanlon Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAnluain "descendant of Anluan", a personal name from the intensive prefix an- and luan "light", "radiance" or "warrior". Occasionally it has been used to represent Hallinan.
Osorno Spanish
From the name of a place in Palencia, a province of northern Spain.
Hashley American
Variant of Ashley (?).
Suurbier Dutch
Dutch cognate of Sauerbier. A famous bearer was the Dutch soccer player Wim Suurbier (1945-2020).
Tsuge Japanese
From the Japanese 告 (tsuge) "tell."
Kio Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning “tree, wood”, 城 (ki) meaning “castle, city”, combined with 大 (o) meaning “big, great, vast, high”, or 小 (o) meaning “small”.
Nagaoka Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
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