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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Kashimura Japanese
From Japanese 樫 (kashi) meaning "oak" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Saipov Uzbek, Kyrgyz
From a given name derived from Arabic صائب (sayib) meaning "just, true, right".
Foley Irish
As a northern Irish surname it is derived from the Gaelic personal name Searrach, which was based on searrach "foal, colt" and anglicized as Foley because of its phonetic similarity to English foal.
Biren Luxembourgish
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Aleksanych Ukrainian
From the given name Aleksandr.
Kirsch German
Means 'cherry' in German, short form of Kirschstein or other surnames starting with Kirsch.
Nahasapeemapetilon Popular Culture
Borne by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a fictional character from the television series 'The Simpsons' (1989-). According to the show's sources, the character is meant to be of Bengali Indian origin.
Venema Dutch, West Frisian
From Dutch veen "peat, bog, fen" and the Frisian suffix -ema.
Reinhard German, Jewish
From the given name Reinhard.
Acothley Navajo
Acothley means "cowboy".
Shields Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Siadhail
Kawahara Japanese
From Japanese 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
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’).
Armengaud French
Related to Ermengol in Catalan, Armengol or Armengod in Spanish, Ermengaud in French, Ermengau in Occitan, and Hermengaudius in Latin, a Germanic given name of Gothic origin meaning "ready for battle"... [more]
Salthouse English
From the name of any of the various places in England so-called or somebody who lived or worked in a salthouse, all derived from Old English sealthus "salt facility, storehouse for salt".
Leesi Estonian
Leesi is an Estonian surname derived from "leesikas" meaning "bearberry".
Scannabissi Italian
Possibly from scannare "to slaughter, to cut the throat of" and biscio "snake". Alternately, the first element may be from an archaic form of zanna, "tooth (of an animal)".
Colville Scottish, English
Derived from the place Colleville in Normandy, France. With the Scandinavian name Koli and French ville "town, village".
Avdić Bosnian
Means "child of Avdo".
Helder Dutch, German, Upper German, English
1. Dutch and German: from a Germanic personal name Halidher, composed of the elements haliò “hero” + hari, heri “army”, or from another personal name, Hildher, composed of the elements hild “strife”, “battle” + the same second element... [more]
Gaarder Norwegian
Norwegian form of Gardener.
O'Kett Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Haicéid.
Callander Scottish, English, Swedish (Rare)
Habitational name from various places so named in Scotland. ... [more]
Merl Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Merl, a pet form of Hebrew Miryam (see Mirkin).
Buġeja Maltese
Possibly derived from Maltese abjad meaning "white", ultimately from Arabic أَبْيَض (ʾabyaḍ).
Godbold English (British)
This surname derives itself from the Middle English Godebold, comprised of the Old English elements god "god" and beald "bold, brave", and is thus related to the Old English name Godbeald... [more]
Sur Korean (Rare)
A variant of Sŏ (see So).
Chernyshevich Belarusian
Likely derived from a Slavic word meaning "black".
Namazu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鯰 (Namazu) meaning "Namazu", a division in the town of Kashima in the district of Kamimashiki in the prefecture of Kumamoto in Japan.
Alexson English
This surname means “son of Alex”.
Osornio Spanish (Mexican)
Likely an altered form of Osorio influenced by Osorno.
Ardern English
Means "eagle valley" or "gravel valley". From Old English ear "gravel" or eran "eagle" and denu "valley". Also a variant of Arden.
Wickremasingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමසිංහ (see Wickramasinghe).
Samune Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 実 (sane) meaning "fruit seed" and 宗 (mune) meaning "principle; aim; purpose; meaning; gist", referring to a land with many fruits or with rich fertility.... [more]
Pinkus Jewish
Derived from the given name Pinkus, which in turn comes from the Biblical Hebrew name Phinehas.
Pasquier French
Meaning uncertain. Possibly "keeper of the oven."
Ceasar African American, German (Americanized)
Possibly derived from the given name Ceasar (a variant of Caesar), or an Americanized form of German Zieser.
D'Cunha Indian (Christian)
Variant of Cunha more commonly used by Indian Christians.
Fujii Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Holl English
Variant of Hole.
Schrödinger German
Denoted a person from Schröding, a old placename in Bavaria.
Baccio Italian
From the given name Baccio.
Carpus English (Rare, ?)
Possibly from the given name Carpus.
Vialpando Popular Culture
Vialpando is a fictional surname.... [more]
Sunadori Japanese (Rare)
漁 (Sunadori) means "fishing".
Bonecutter English
Likely from someone who's job was to work with deceased people.
Herrick English
From the personal name Erik.
Künk Estonian
Künk is an Estonian surname meaning "hillock" and "knoll".
Dangal Nepali (Modern)
The surname Dangal is supposed to be the shortened form of the demonym Dangali (pronounced DHAA-NGAA-LEE) for Dang (pronounced DHAA-NG), a district in Mid-Western Nepal. The surname is found to have been adopted by various communities, especially the Tiwaris (for the surname Tiwari), after they migrated to various regions of the countries and the locals in those regions referred to them as Dangalis (later shortened to Dangal) instead of their original surnames.
Khalife Lebanese (Gallicized)
French version of the Arabic name Khalifa which means “successor of Mohammed” used by Lebanese Christians ever since the French occupation of Lebanon.
Abouaf Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the town of Oum El Abouab in Zaghouan governorate, Tunisia.
Cronkite Dutch (Anglicized)
Variant form of Cronkhite. A well-known bearer of this surname was the American broadcast journalist and anchorman Walter Cronkite (1916-2009).
Watariyō Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 濟陽 (see Watayō).
Banjar Arabic
From the name of the Banjar people, itself derived from Javanese mbanjarke meaning "separate, rearrange, organize". This surname is borne by people of Indonesian ancestry in Saudi Arabia.
Jeffrey English
From a Norman personal name that appears in Middle English as Geffrey and in Old French as Je(u)froi. Some authorities regard this as no more than a palatalized form of Godfrey, but early forms such as Galfridus and Gaufridus point to a first element from Germanic gala "to sing" or gawi "region, territory"... [more]
Basumatary Indian, Bodo
From Sanskrit वसुमती (Vasumati), another name for the Hindu goddess Bhumi. She is believed to be the mythical mother of the Bodo people.
Allendorf German
Habitational name from any of ten or more places called Allendorf.
Hottmann German
probably either from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hut "protection helmet" (compare German hut "hat")... [more]
Krisko Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian cognate of Kriško.
Roeber Low German
Habitational name from a place named Roben, for example in Thuringia or Schleswig. From a Germanic personal name based on hrod ‘renown’, ‘victory’. Low German variant of Räuber and Rauber.
Norouzi Persian
From Persian نوروز (nowruz) referring to the Iranian New Year, which is celebrated on the spring equinox.
Stossel Jewish
A diminutive form of Stoss.
Withem English
Variant of Witham.
Yarmolenko Ukrainian
Regional name for someone from Yarmolyntsi, an urban-type settlement in Ukraine.
Cadbury English
Habitational name for a person from any of the two places of Cadbury in Devon or Somerset, from Old English personal name Cada, a variant of Ceadda, and burg "fortification"... [more]
Nevins Irish
Variant of Nevin 2.
Craine Manx
Shortened Anglicization of Manx Mac Ciaráin "son of Ciarán" or Mac Giolla Ciaráin "son of the devotee of Ciarán".
Deiana Italian
From Sardinian de "of, from" and jana "fairy, spirit of the woods, sorceress" (from Latin Diana).
Kikuta Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hindi Hindi, Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Denotes someone from India.
Coll Catalan
Topographic name from Catalan coll meaning "hill, mountain pass", ultimately from Latin collum.
Badawi Arabic
Means "Bedouin" in Arabic.
Annou Japanese
From 安 (an) meaning "peaceful, cheap, relax" and 濃 (nou) meaning "thick, dark color".
Pobjoy English
From a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a parrot, from Middle English papejai, popinjay "parrot". This probably denoted someone who was talkative or who dressed in bright colours, although it may have described a person who excelled at the medieval sport of pole archery, i.e. shooting at a wooden parrot on a pole.
Vicino Italian
Italian form of Voisin.
Neuhaus German, Jewish
Topographical name for someone who lived in a new house, Middle High German niuwe hus, modern German neu Haus, or a habitational name for someone from any of several places named Neuhaus ('new house') in various parts of Germany and Austria, also in Bohemia.
Early Irish, English, American, German
Irish: translation of Gaelic Ó Mocháin (see Mohan; Gaelic moch means ‘early’ or ‘timely’), or of some other similar surname, for example Ó Mochóir, a shortened form of Ó Mochéirghe, Ó Maoil-Mhochéirghe, from a personal name meaning ‘early rising’.... [more]
Anni Estonian
Anni is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "anne" meaning "aptitude for" and "talent"; or "hani" meaning "goose".
Mikhin Russian
Means "son of Mikha".
Majedi Persian
From the given name Majed.
Sagorsky Polish, Russian
It means literally "of the city/town Sagorsk". Sagorsk is a city near the Russian capital of Moskva. The ending of "sky" means "of". The "Sagor" part of the surname sounds to me like "za gor" which is "za gorod"... [more]
Koehnline German
Anglicized form of the German name Köhnlein used by people who moved to the US from Germany during the 19th Century.
Cobello Medieval Galician (Hispanicized, Archaic)
Ancient family of Celtic or Suebi origin who settled in Monteveloso Galicia.
Tsudzumi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as either 鼓 or 都積 with 鼓 (ko, tsudzumi) meaning "beat, drum, muster, rouse", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis" and 積 (seki, tsu.mu, tsu.mori, tsu.moru, -dzu.mi) meaning "acreage, amass, contents, load, pile, up, stack, volume."... [more]
Wilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Wilhelm".
Samarsky Russian
Refers to a region named "Samara" in Russia.
Joachim German, French, Polish
From the given name Joachim
Tera Estonian
Tera is an Estonia surname that can mean "blade", "edge" and "grain".
Hirsekorn German
Hirsekorn - millet grain - seems to be of Jewish origin
Achenbach German
Habitational name for a person from the tributaries named Achenbach in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, from Middle High German Ache "water" (derived from Latin aqua) and bach "brook, stream"... [more]
Vinette English
Derived from French vignette "sprig".
Behrendt German
Dutch and North German surname which is a variant of Behrend.
Arne English (British, Rare)
From the name of a village in Dorset named with Old English ærn "house" or hær "at the tumuli".
Dux German (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
From Latin dux, meaning “duke”.
Remedios Spanish (Philippines)
Means "remedies" in Spanish.
Ambrosiano Italian
Derived from the given name Ambrosianus or Ambrosius.
Moskwa Polish
Polish form of Moskva.
Madusanka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Madushanka.
Colomban French
From the given name Colomban.
Dahan Jewish (Sephardic)
Occupational name for a painter or a seller of oils from Arabic دُهْن (duhn) meaning "grease, fat, oil".
Marte Spanish, Italian
From the given name Marte 2.
Giàng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Yang, from Sino-Vietnamese 楊 (giàng).
Mace English, French
English: from a medieval personal name, a survival of Old English Mæssa, which came to be taken as a pet form of Matthew.... [more]
Hamzagić Bosnian
Means "son of Hamza".
Ribić Croatian
Occupational surname for a fisherman.
Ivanešić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Fayyaz Arabic, Urdu, Persian
Derived from the given name Fayaz.
Ignatius English
From the given name Ignatius
Norin Swedish
Derived from Swedish nord "north" or nor "small strait".
Hornowski Polish
Habitational name from Hornowo, ultimately from Belarusian горны (horny) meaning "upper".
Shahriari Persian
From the given name Shahriyar.
Ortone Italian
Italian form of Horton.
Halassy Hungarian
Halassy is a Hungarian surname and notable Hungarian Olympic water polo player and swimmer: Olivér Halassy (1909-1946).
Mizuoka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and oka means "hill, ridge".
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]
Zicari Italian, Sicilian
Southern Italian and Sicilian from an unattested Arabic personal name Zikri or Zikari.
Cleto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Cleto.
Głownia Polish
Derived from Polish word głownia which means "blade".
Maides English
Maides is an almost extinct surname which has decreased significantly in popularity since the 19th century, though has always been relatively uncommon. The surname is today most popular in Leicestershire but the family bearing the surname from that area seem to have originated from the south of Warwickshire... [more]
Lumpkin English
Diminutive form of Lamb.
Naka Japanese
From Japanese 那珂 (Naka) meaning "Naka", a district in the former Japanese province of Hitachi in parts of present-day Ibaraki, Japan.
Daruwala Indian (Parsi)
Means "wine maker" or "wine seller" from Hindi दारू (dārū) meaning "liquor, wine, alcohol" and the suffix -वाला (-vālā) denoting an occupation.
Wi Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 衛 (wi) meaning "to block; to protect; to prevent", possibly referring to occupations related to defense.
Chemso Adyghe (Russified)
From Adyghe чэмы (čămə) meaning "cow" and шъо (ŝo) meaning "skin, colour".
Tormey Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Ó Tormaigh.
Boccadifuoco Italian
Means "mouth of fire", a nickname for someone known for picking fights, or perhaps given to foundlings.
Tewksbury English
Derived from Tewkesbury, a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is named with the Old English given name Teodec and burg meaning "fortification".
Bucsis English (Canadian)
Perhaps of Hungarian origin, but the original surname is not known.
Obaldia Medieval Basque (Latinized, Archaic)
Obaldia comes from the Proto-Euskera or Proto-Basque (ancient Basque languaje) that is Dovaltia (also known as Dobaldia). Its meaning is pear tree or european wild pear.
Bostwick English
Altered form of Bostock, the second element probably influenced by Old English wic "village, town".
Cópola South American
Possibly a Hispanicized form of Coppola.
Ghaderi Persian
From the given name Ghader.
Hewton Irish
I can only date it back to Armagh County, Ireland in the early 1800s.
Hebert French, German
From the personal name Hebert or Egbert.
Herberger German
Innkeeper to the crown
Carbonell English
From a medieval nickname for a dark-haired or swarthy person, from Anglo-Norman carbonel, literally "little charcoal".
Pontiff French
Means "bridge builder". Comes from the French word pont, which means bridge. ... [more]
Yashina Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Я́шин (see Yashin).
Saupõld Estonian
Saupõld is an Estonian surname meaning "stick field".
Waynewright English
Variant spelling of Wainwright.
Junelius Finland Swedish (Archaic, ?)
Variant of Junnelius, a latinized form of the Finnish surname Junna.
Charteris Scottish
The family is said to have originated in the French town of Chartres.
Roncesvalles Spanish
The name of a village in Navarre (Spain) where there was a Priory of Saint Mary of which the Hospital of Our Lady of Rouncevale at Charing Cross London was a cell.
Lui Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Lu 1.
Ageyev Russian
derived from given name Aggey (from Biblical Hebrew word meaning "festive")
Sakigake Japanese
魁 (Sakigake) can be translated to (pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; forerunner; harbinger; herald; / leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)) It could be interpreted as a nickname for who's a leader
Nordlander Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and the common surname suffix -lander (a combination of land "land" and the habitational suffix -er).
Beckford English
Means "Becca’s ford" in Old English.
Arbour French (Quebec)
Variant of Harbour or possibly a variant of Harbaud or Herbert.
Bermudez Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Bermúdez primarily used in the Philippines.
Bandara Sinhalese
From a title meaning "chief's son, prince" in Sinhala.
Jorgenson German, English
Respelling of Jørgensen or Jörgensen (see Jorgensen) or the Swedish cognate Jörgensson.
Vanlow English (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Van Look.
Damen Dutch
Patronymic form of Daam.
Ó Buadáin Irish
Means "descendant of Buadán".
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.
Segev Hebrew
Means "exaltation, greatness" in Hebrew.
Rukki Estonian
Rukki is an Estonian surname derived from "rukis", meaning "rye"
Deneen Irish
Variant of Irish Dineen.
Bangs English
Variant of Banks
Rechner German
Occupational name from Middle High German rechenære "reckoner keeper of accounts".
Averne French, English
Possibly from the French place name Auvergne. In some cases, might be derived from Middle English at ther vern, meaning "at the fern".
Ohman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).
Castiel Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The name of an angel of Thursday, travelling and guidance. Used in the show Supernatural for the character portrayed by Misha Collins
Jawdat Arabic
Derived from the given name Jawdat.
Zerrougui Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Zerrouki.
Sooriyarachchi Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සූරීයාරාච්චි (see Suriyaarachchi).
Poplar English
Nickname for someone living by a poplar tree.
Izagirre Basque
Derived from Basque (h)aize "wind" and ageri "prominent, visible, exposed".
Chhetri Nepali, Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatríya), the name of the Hindu social class consisting of warriors and rulers.
Zukas Lithuanian
Shortened form of Žukaskaus.
Lever French, English
Nickname for a fleet-footed or timid person, from Old French levre "hare" (Latin lepus, genitive leporis). It may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a hunter of hares.
Hirvonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish hirvi "elk, moose".
Çiçek Turkish
Means "flower, blossom" in Turkish.
Kaunis Estonian
Kaunis is an Estonian surname meaning "beautiful".
Çekiç Turkish
Means "hammer" in Turkish.
Sweijs Dutch (Rare)
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derived from German Schweiz "Switzerland".
Kuum Estonian
Kuum is an Estonian surname meaning "hot" and "blazing".
Põhjala Estonian
Põhjala is an Estonian surname meaning "the North" and "Northern area" as well as "Norse".
Hasebe Japanese
From the Japanese place name 長谷 (Hase) and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Zolotykh Russian
Derived from Russian золотой (zolotoy), meaning "golden".
Hemsley English
English: habitational name from either of two places in North Yorkshire called Helmsley. The names are of different etymologies: the one near Rievaulx Abbey is from the Old English personal name Helm + Old English leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’, whereas Upper Helmsley, near York, is from the Old English personal name Hemele + Old English eg ‘island’, and had the form Hemelsey till at least the 14th century
Vesti Romansh
Derived from the given name Silvester.
Berto Italian, Spanish
From the given name Berto.
Ranganathan Hinduism
Means ‘lord of mirth’. It is an epithet of Lord Krishna.
Yerian English
Americanized form of Irion.
Kan Dutch
Means "jug, teapot, can" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch kanne "pitcher, tankard, flagon", a metonymic occupational name for a potter, pewterer, or tinsmith.
Ó Ciardhubháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Kirwan.
Ponzi Italian
Patronymic form of Ponzio.
Rajopadhyaya Newar
From Sanskrit राजोपाध्याय (rājopādhyāya) meaning "royal guru; royal teacher". This is used by the Rajopadhyaya caste.
Itakaki Japanese
A variant of Itagaki.
Saragat Italian
Meaning unknown, perhaps a variant of Sarago. The surname of a former Italian president.
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