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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Oakland English
This surname is derived from Old English āc and land and it, obviously, means "oak land."
Hosny Arabic
Derived from the given name Husni.
Pylypenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Pylyp".
Lavelle French
From Old French val "valley".... [more]
O'grady Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Gradaigh, meaning "descendant of Gradaigh." Gradaigh is a personal name derived from the Irish Gaelic word grada, "the illustrious one."
Einaste Estonian
Einaste is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "eine", meaning "meal". Possibly also from the German surname "Einmann".
Kreuz German
From German meaning "cross".
Star German, Jewish
Means "starling (bird)" in German, probably denoting a talkative or perhaps a voracious person. Alternatively, an Anglicized form of Stern 2.
Świerczyński Polish
Name for someone from a place called Świerczyn or Świerczyna, both derived either from Polish świerk meaning "spruce" or świerszcz meaning "cricket".
Alfred English, Caribbean
Derived from the given name Alfred.
Cassese Italian
From Arabic قِسِّيس (qissis) "priest", perhaps a nickname for someone who worked for or was related to a priest, or perhaps someone who was notably pious.
Kourdakov Russian
The origin of this name is Russia. The meaning is not Known.
Leland English, Irish, Scottish
derived from Leyland in England from the Old English elements leah "wood, clearing, meadow" or læge "fallow" and land "land, area"... [more]
Kashiwagi Japanese
From 柏 (kashiwa), which specifically refers the Japanese Emperor Oak/Daimyo oak (Quercus dentata), and 木 (ki), meaning "tree".
Maidana Spanish, South American
Likely derived from from Arabic ميدانا (maydanan) meaning "field".
Premawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමවර්ධන (see Premawardana).
Kholodinin Russian
From kholodnii, meaning "cold".
Alekhin Russian
Variant of Alyokhin (Алёхин)
Deneen Irish
Variant of Irish Dineen.
Shadel German (Anglicized, ?)
Derived from the German 'Schadle', meaning cranium or skull.
Mock English
english for the german surname maag
Jahu Estonian
Jahu is an Estonian surname meaning "flour".
Ilgen German
Either a patryonimic from the given name Ilg or derived from the name of a district of the Steingaden municipality in the Upper Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau.
Ōmura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Paramore French (Rare)
origin is unknown but the meaning of the name is lover used in France and England
Rinard English (American)
An Americanized version of the German Surname Reinhardt.
Fu Chinese
From Chinese 傅 (fù) meaning "teacher, instructor", also referring to an ancient place named Fu Yan (傅岩) possibly located in what is now Shanxi province. It could also come from the name of the ancient fief of Fu, which existed during the Western Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
Bituin Filipino, Tagalog
Means "star" in Tagalog.
Susanto Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Cai (蔡), Cao (曹), Guo (郭), Liao (廖) or Su (蘇)... [more]
Dharmawardana Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and वर्धन (vardhana) meaning "increasing, strengthening, growing".
Borlaug Norwegian
From a farm Borlaug in Sogn.... [more]
Hübner German
status name for a prosperous small farmer from a variant of Huber.
Libgott Dutch (Rare)
Probably derived from Germanic lib "life, body" and guot "good".
Dejima Japanese
Means "sticking out island" in Japanese.
Bedrossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պետրոսյան (see Petrosyan)
Ayyub Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ayyub.
Saehak Thai
From the Chinese surname Hao.
Dingzhen Tibetan
Typical name for Tibetan.
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.
Ivaschenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Іващенко (see Ivashchenko).
Porteiro Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Porter.
Rakić Serbian
From Serbian "rak" meaning 'crab', 'lobster', or 'crayfish'. It can also mean 'cancer'.
Leo Italian
From a short form of the personal name Pantaleo.
Persopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Persian" in Greek.
Zachos Greek
A shortened version of Zacharias.
Sotomayor Spanish
Castilianized form of Soutomaior.
Coray Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Stephanie English (American)
Directly from the given name Stephanie.
Taras Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
From the given name Taras.
Simonian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Simonyan.
Sto. Tomas Spanish (Philippines)
Means "Saint Thomas" in Spanish.
Vītols Latvian
Meaning "willow".
Yost American, Dutch (Americanized), German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Dutch Joost or German Jost.
Yamamura Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Vartanyan Armenian
Variant transcription of Vardanyan.
Matalka Arabic (Mashriqi)
Jordanian surname of uncertain meaning.
Rünne Estonian
Rünne is an Estonian surname meaning both "attack" and "to make inroads into something".
Lavine English
1 English: variant of Lavin 2.... [more]
Suk Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 석 (see Seok).
Sootome Japanese
Variant transcription of 早乙女 or 五月女 (Sōtome).
Kuzmyn Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Kuzmin.
Allgood Literature
Combination of the English words "all" and "good". It is used to denote a virtuous or heroic character in works of fiction.
Yousufzai Pashto
Alternate transcription of Yousafzai.
Galindo Spanish
Either from the given name Galindo or from the name of the Galindians, an ancient Baltic tribe.
Dhaliwal Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From the name of the ancient city of Dharanagar (currently Dhar) in present-day Madhya Pradesh, India.
Palomino Spanish
Diminutive of Spanish paloma "pigeon, dove" (see Palomo).
Ääremaa Estonian
Ääremaa is an Estonian surname meaning "borderland".
Burnette French
Descriptive nickname from Old French burnete ‘brown’ (see Burnett). Possibly also a reduced form of Buronet, from a diminutive of Old French buron ‘hut’, ‘shack’.
Džambas Romani
Meaning "herdsman, horse trader", from Persian ganbas, which translates as "herdsman". In the Turkish language, this term has the same meaning as... [more]
Harun Arabic, Somali, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Harun.
Mosqueda Spanish
Mosqueda comes from the Spanish word 'Mosca' meaning house fly.
E Chinese
Meaning is "abbr. of Iraq/Iran"
Hajizadeh Persian
Means "son of the pilgrim" from Arabic حَاجِيّ‎ (ḥājiyy) meaning "pilgrim" and the Persian suffix -زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring".
Westlake English (Canadian)
Combined of West and Lake.
Carradine English, German (Anglicized)
Variant spelling of Caradine. This name is borne by members of the Carradine family of actors, notably the American actor John Carradine (1906-1988).
Akano Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red, crimson, vermilion" and 野 (no) meaning "wilderness, plain, field".
Naidu Indian, Telugu
Means "chief" in Telugu, ultimately from Sanskrit नाय (naya) meaning "guide, leader" combined with the Telugu masculine suffix డు (du).
Faria Portuguese, Italian
Faria is a Portuguese surname. A habitational name from either of two places called Faria, in Braga and Aveiro. ... [more]
Rassam Arabic
Means "artist, painter" in Arabic.
Gawthrop English
habitational name from any of several places in Yorkshire and Lancashire called Gawthorpe or Gowthorpe all of which are named from Old Norse gaukr "cuckoo" and þorp "enclosure" meaning "village where cuckoo's frequented".
Flood Irish
There are some English Flood's, but the name mainly derives from the Irish O'Taicligh or Mac an Tuile and was Anglicized to Flood, Floyd, and Tully when the Gaelic language was outlawed in Ireland by the English.
Istvány Hungarian (Rare)
From the given name István.
El-masry Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic المصري (see Al-masri).
Mascarenhas Portuguese
Possibly from the place Mascarenhas in the city Mirandela. Originated by Estêvão Rodrigues, Lord of Mascarenhas.
Malick Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মল্লিক (see Mallik).
Villegas Spanish
Habitational name from the municipality of Villegas in Burgos province, Spain.
Curroto Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish surname with unknown origin. Uruguayan / Spanish singer Lucas Curroto has this surname.
Rozelle French
Beautiful flower from France brought over by an immigrant named Page Rozelle. People said when she said something nice or touched you, good luck would come to you.
Hanasaki Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" or 華 (hana) meaning "flower, petal" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". A fictional bearer of this surname is Tsubomi Hanasaki (花咲 つぼみ) from Heartcatch! Pretty Cure.
Cutler English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of cutlery, from Middle English coteler "cutler, knife-maker."
Jordanov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Jordan" in Macedonian, while it is also a Bulgarian variant transcription of Yordanov.
Aer Estonian
Aer is an Estonian surname meaning "oar".
Montasser Arabic
From the given name Muntasir.
Barks English
Variant of Bark.
Krief Judeo-Spanish
From Arabic خريف (kharif) meaning "lamb" (a dialectal word).
Mišić Serbian, Croatian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Mišo". Also, mišić (мишић) can be translated as "muscle".
Einhorn German, Jewish
Derived from German Einhorn (Middle High German einhorn) "unicorn", denoting someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a unicorn.
Hookham English
This surname may derive from Old English hóc meaning "hook, angle" and hám meaning "village, hamlet, dwelling."
Uribarri Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque uri "town, city" and barri "new". Compare Ulibarri.
Teodorczuk Polish
From the given name Teodor.
Biteri Basque
Non-Castilianized form of Viteri.
Michaël Dutch, French
From the given name Michaël.
Kreegipuu Estonian
Kreegipuu is an Estonian surname meaning "blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) wood/tree".
Karimian Persian
From the given name Karim.
Nieman Dutch
Means "new man", a cognate of German Neumann. Can also derive from Middle Dutch nieman "no one, nobody", a byname for an unknown or otherwise nameless person... [more]
Bosneag Romanian
means "Bosnian" or a descendant of Bosnia in Romanian
Bystedt Swedish
A combination of Swedish by "village" and German stedt "home, place".
Del Pilar Spanish (Philippines)
Means "of the Pilar" in Spanish.
Eensaar Estonian
Eensaar is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "saar" ("island").
Wimp English
The surname has at least two origins. The first is occupational and describes a maker of 'wimplels', an Old English veil later much associated with nuns. Second, it may also be locational from the village of Whimple in Devonshire, or Wimpole in Cambridge.
Ebbert Low German
Variant of Ebert as a shortened form of Eberhardt.
Stańczak Polish
Possibly a variant of Stańczyk.
Shikanai Japanese
A notable bearer is Kayleigh Shikanai.
Carruthers Scottish
This old Scottish surname was first used by Strathclyde-Briton people. The Carruthers family in the land of Carruthers in the parish of Middlebie, Dumfriesshire. In that are it is pronounced 'Cridders'.... [more]
Tatyanin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from the Russian given name Tatyana.
Schnitzlein German
From Upper German schnitz, "woodcutter".
Kitt English, German
English: From the Middle English personal name Kit, a pet form of Christopher... [more]
Demers French
From French meaning "of the seas". A famous bearer of this surname was Modeste Demers, a bishop in 18th century Vancouver.
Scannella Italian
Possibly from Italian scannellare "to channel, to cut a groove", itself from Latin scamnum "ridge (of earth formed by plowing)".
Bonba Basque, Spanish
From Basque bonba meaning "bomb", (Latin bombus), hence probably a nickname for someone with an explosive temperament, or a metonymic occupational name for an artilleryman.
Mannazzu Sardinian, Sicilian, Italian
Probably derived from the given name Manno combined with the augmentative suffix -azzu.
Fyres English (Rare)
Variant of Ayres or Ayers.... [more]
Kvyat Russian
Russian form of Kwiat.
Mabbett English
From a pet-form of the medieval female personal name Mabbe, a shortened form of Amabel (ultimately from Latin amābilis "lovable")... [more]
Kikyo Japanese
This surname is used as 桔梗, 喜京, 木京 or 鬼京 with 桔 (kitsu, ketsu, ki), which is used in plant names, 梗 (kyou, kou, oomune, fusagu, yamanire) meaning "close up, flower stem, for the most part", 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 鬼 (ki, oni, oni-) meaning "devil, ghost" and 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital."... [more]
Barner English
Southern English habitational name for someone who lived by a barn.
San Agustín Spanish (Mexican)
Means "Saint Augustine 1" in Spanish.
Michalidis Greek
Means "Son of Michael".
Jayaratne Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Teodorsson Swedish
Means "son of Teodor".
Dimitriadis Greek
Means "son of Dimitris".
Karunatillake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණාතිලක (see Karunathilaka).
Garabedian Armenian
Means "son of Garabed", an Armenian personal name meaning literally "leader, precursor" and traditionally used as an epithet of John the Baptist in the Armenian church.
Abramczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Abraham.
Tammus Estonian
Tammus is an Estonian surname derived from "tamm" meaning both "oak" and "dam".
Genarro Italian
The surname "Gennaro" has Italian origins and is commonly associated with the given name "Gennaro," which is derived from the Latin name "Ianuarius," meaning "January." The name is often linked to St... [more]
Ainla Estonian
Ainla is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Ain".
Impas Filipino, Cebuano
Means "pay off (a debt), pay back" in Cebuano.
Polívka Czech
Means "soup".
Obata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".
Desanges French (Rare)
Means "from the angels", possibly connected to the French title of the Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Anges, meaning "Our Lady of the Angels". Bearers of this surname include Louis William Desanges (1822-1905), an English artist of French descent, and French historian Jehan Desanges (1929-).
Xander German
From a short form of the personal name Alexander.
Fàbregas Catalan
Deriving from any of the places in Barcelona province named Fàbregues, from the plural of Fàbrega. Famous bearer of this surname is Spanish/Catalan footballer Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler.
Rönn Swedish
Means "rowan" in Swedish.
Perminov Russian
Indicated a person from the Russian city of Perm, of Uralic origin meaning "faraway land".
Mou Chinese
From Chinese 牟 (móu) referring to the ancient state of Mou that existed during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 BC).
Phương Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Fang, from Sino-Vietnamese 方 (phương).
Hindman Irish
Keeper of the king's deer.
Stensson Swedish
Means "son of Sten" in Swedish.
Ricardo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Ricardo
Jhand Urdu, Pakistani
From Sanskrit or northern India comes from Kemboja kings and warriors, or rulers
Eisner German, Jewish
Occupational name for an ironworker, smith, or ironmonger, from an agent derivative of Middle High German īsen and German Eisen, meaning ‘iron’ (see Eisen).
Valkonen Finnish
From Finnish valkoinen meaning "white" and the suffix -nen.
Ó hÁdhmaill Irish
It means "descendant of Ádhmall".
Stallman German
Variant of Staller. German: topographic name for someone who lived in a muddy place, from the dialect word stal. English: habitational name from Stalmine in Lancashire, named probably with Old English stæll 'creek', 'pool' + Old Norse mynni 'mouth'.
Duan Chinese
From Chinese 段 (duàn) referring to the ancient fief of Duan Gan (段干).
Arditti Italian
Possibly a variant form of Arditi.
Terwiliger American
a name adopted by a Dutch family in New York
Talivere Estonian
Talivere is an Estonian surname meaning "winter blood".
Maudling English
From the medieval female personal name Maudeleyn, the English form of Greek Magdalene, the sobriquet in the New Testament of the woman Mary who was cured of evil spirits by Jesus... [more]
Suksai Thai
Means "bright, brilliant, radiant" in Thai.
Medico Italian
Means "doctor, physician" in Italian, from Latin medicus, ultimately from medeor "to heal, cure, remedy, help".
De Liniers French
This indicates familial origin within the Poitevin commune of Liniers.
Lánská Czech, Slovak
She comes from Lány.
Ghaderzadeh Persian
Means "born of Ghader" in Persian.
Westdyke English
Name given to someone who lived on the west side of a dyke.
Benkirane Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بْن (bn) meaning "son" combined with كِيرَان (kīrān) meaning "forges, furnaces", possibly denoting descent of a blacksmith or metalworker (chiefly Moroccan).
Lasby English (Hellenized, Rare), French (Quebec)
Likely derived from a place in England. Associated with the Old English terms "laes" and "by", meaning pasture or village. Now rare in England, most people with this surname are American or Canadian, and are descended from a group of French Canadian furtrappers.
Caroti Italian
From Italian carota "carrot", probably referring to the bearer's hair colour.
Ōtsuka Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Ağazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Ağa".
Lindelöf Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree" and löf (an archaic spelling of löv) "leaf".
Schick German
A nickname given to a person who's smart, stylish, and well-dressed.
Uebara Japanese
Variant of Uehara.... [more]
Maidre Estonian
Maidre is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "maidel" meaning "gudgeon" (a type of fish)".
Gevaudan Old Irish (Rare)
Gévaudan is a historical area of France in Lozère département. It took its name from the Gabali, a Gallic tribe subordinate to the Arverni.
Jderoiu Romanian
Derived from Romanian jder meaning "marten".
Lucier French
Derived from old French lucière meaning "light".
Aldazabal Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in the municipality of Azkoitia.
Amu Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).
Lenglet French
Means "The Englishman".
Carlan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish O'Carlain or O'Caireallain, from the Irish carla meaning a "wool-comb" and an meaning "one who" which roughly translates as "one who combs wool"... [more]
Zosimovich Belarusian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Means "son of Zosim (see Zosimus)"; rarely used in both Belarus and Ukraine.
Jonas Danish, German, Dutch, Norwegian
From the given name Jonas 2
Soueidi Western African
Mainly found in Mauritania.
Kraan Dutch
Means "crane" in Dutch, referring to both the bird and the machine. Usually a nickname for a tall or long-legged person, but can also be an occupational name for someone who worked a mechanical crane, or a habitational name from a place containing the element kraan.
Renardo Italian
Italian variant of Reynold
Harrold Scottish, English
Scottish and English variant spelling of Harold.
Mac A 'Ghobhainn Scottish Gaelic
The Scots Gaelic variation of Smith.
Shemesh Jewish
Means "sun" in Hebrew.
Ramazashvili Georgian
Means "son of Ramaz".
Fein Jewish
German-style spelling of Yiddish fayn as in "fine"; "excellent"
Goodson English
Nickname for a dutiful son, from Middle English gode ‘good’ + sone ‘son’.
Roser German
German: topographic name for "someone who lived at a place where wild roses grew" (see Rose 1), with the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.German (Röser): habitational name from places called Rös, Roes, or Rösa in Bavaria, Rhineland, and Saxony, or a variant of Rosser.Swiss German (Röser): from a short form of a Germanic personal name based on hrod "renown".English: "unexplained".
Matsu Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Zeevi Hebrew
From the Hebrew given name Zev, meaning "wolf."
Clyde Scottish
A river in the south-west of Scotland, running through Inverclyde, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, and the city of Glasgow. The second longest in Scotland; and the eighth longest in the United Kingdom... [more]
Bocorny Brazilian (Latinized, Rare)
Brazilian corrupted form of Pokorny.
De Winter Dutch
Means "the winter" in Dutch, a nickname for a cold or gloomy man, or perhaps for someone born in the winter. It could also be a habitational name referring to a house or tavern named for the season.
Mcconaughey Irish
From actor Matthew McConaughey (1969-)
Marler English (British)
The name Marler might be loosely tied to marl, the type of crumbly clay made up of sand, silt, or clay. The name Marler likely means to mine marl, so they were called Marlers.
Rokutambo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 六 (roku) meaning "6" and 反穂 (tambo), from 田圃 (tambo) meaning "rice paddy field", referring to a rice paddy field with an area of 6 tans (around 5950 m²) in Japanese measurement.
Ferhat Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Farhat.
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