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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Elizaga Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous hamlet in the commune of Sarrikotapea.
Holle Dutch
Derived from a short form of given names containing the element hold "friendly, gracious, loyal".
Down English
Derived from Old English dun meaning "down, low hill".
Roll Upper German, German, English
German: from Middle High German rolle, rulle ‘roll’, ‘list’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a scribe.... [more]
Zonama American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
An extremely rare portmanteau surname that consists of Monzon and Guadarrama.
Adamowicz Polish
Means "son of Adam".
Nassiri Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Nasir.
Ööbik Estonian
Ööbik is an Estonian surname meaning "nightingale".
Czubiński Polish
This denotes that someone’s family originated in the Masovian village of Czubin.
Vladimirsky Russian (Rare)
The habitational surname from Vladimir oblast in western Russia.
Zaewa Russian
meaning unknown. female form of ZAEW
Tsering Tibetan
From the given name Tsering.
Parsley Medieval French, English, Norman, French
Derived from Old French passelewe "cross the water."... [more]
Emberton English
Habitational name for a person from the village named Emberton in Buckinghamshire, from the Old English personal name Eanberht and tun "enclosure, town".
Jegen Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Jacob.
Apostol Spanish (Philippines), Romanian
Means "apostle" in Romanian and is an unaccented form of Apóstol in Filipino.
Viikilä Finnish
From Swedish vik "bay, gulf" with the suffix -lä indicating a place.
Donn Scottish, Irish
Variant of Donne.
Solokov Russian
Derived from the Russian word 'Sokol', meaning 'falcon'. It is one of the most common Russian surnames, appearing in the top ten.
Sayeyang Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeyang.
Hooft Dutch
Means "head" in Middle Dutch.
Wawrzyniak Polish
from the personal name Wawrzyniec
Chalamet French
Nickname for someone who played the reed or an occupational name for seller of torches, from a regional form of Old French chalemel meaning "reed" or "blowtorch". A notable bearer is American actor Timothée Chalamet (1995-).
Ooshiba Japanese
Variant transcription of Oshiba.
Howcroft English
Means "enclosed field on a hill". Derived from the words haugr "hill", of Norse origin, and croft "enclosed field"
Samarajeewa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and जीव (jiva) meaning "alive, living, life, existence".
Wastie English
Derived from “gehaeg” meaning “hedge” in Old English which was later changed to Weysthagh then Wastie
Souris French
Means "mouse" in French.
Haltz Basque
Derived from Basque haltz "alder (tree)".
Sarata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 皿田 (see Sarada).
Desunia Portuguese, Filipino
From the Portuguese word desunir meaning "disunite, separate". This surname is particularly common in the Philippines.
Kham Thai, Lao
From Thai คำ (kham) meaning "gold" or "word, speech" or Lao ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Asp Swedish
Means "aspen tree" in Swedish.
Shishima Japanese
I don't know the history of this last name. I saw it in a magazine somewhere...
Sherring English
Patronymic variant of the given name Sherwin.
Liễu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Liu, from Sino-Vietnamese 柳 (liễu).
Alfes Jewish
Official website of the the City of Alfés (in the Province Lleida, Catalonia, Spain) says:... [more]
Wanhatalo Finnish
From the Finnish "vanha talo." With the "vanha" meaning old or aged and "talo" being a place of living mostly a house. The most common translation is "old house".
Battenberg German
Habitational name for a person from the small town named Battenberg in Hesse, from Old High German personal name Batto and berg "mountain, hill"... [more]
d'Orves French
Denoted someone from Orve, a commune in the Doubs department in eastern France.
Palmberg Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Derived from any of the various places in Germany named Palmberg.
Tulloch Scottish
Scottish habitational name from a place near Dingwall on the Firth of Cromarty, named with Gaelic tulach ‘hillock’, ‘mound’, or from any of various other minor places named with this element.
Rolle English
Variant of Roll.
Kvashuk Ukrainian
From квас (kvas), a type of drink popular in Slavic countries.
Joof Serer
The surname Joof (English spelling in Gambia) whit its derivatives Juuf / Juf (Seereer proper) or Diouf (French spelling in Senegal and Mauritania) is a Senegambian surname found amongst the Seereer people of Senegal, the Gambia and Mauritania... [more]
Carney Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Catharnaigh "descendant of Catharnach", a byname meaning "warlike".
Keirsey Irish
Topographic name of Norman origin name dating back to the 13th century.
Ignatius English
From the given name Ignatius
Fornes Norwegian
Habitational name from various farmsteads in Norway named furanes or fornes.
Pally English
Variant of Paley.
Ożgowski Polish (Rare)
The surname Ożgowski has deep fictional roots in the medieval Slavic lands, tracing back to the late 13th century in a region dominated by forest settlements and early fortified villages. The name is thought to be derived from a combination of local Slavic linguistic traditions and early Polish noble naming customs... [more]
Dodaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Dodë" in Albanian.
Ōmori Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Akata Japanese
Variant of Akada.
Madhushanka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala මධුෂංක (see Madushanka).
Margaryan Armenian
Means "son of Margar" from a given name derived from Old Armenian մարգարէ (margarē) "prophet".
Ruth English, German (Swiss)
English: from Middle English reuthe ‘pity’ (a derivative of rewen to pity, Old English hreowan) nickname for a charitable person or for a pitiable one. Not related to the given name in this case.... [more]
Samper Catalan
Habitational name from any of the places in Catalonia called Sant Pere, generally as the result of the dedication of a local church or shrine to St. Peter (Sant Pere).
Celino Italian, Spanish
From the given name Celino
Arantzibia Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque arantza "thorn, buckthorn" and ibi "ford, river crossing"
Mallick Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali মল্লিক (see Mallik).
Zamboni Italian, Italian (Swiss), Romansh
Italian patronymic form of Zambon.
Livengood German
The surname LIVENGOOD is the Americanized version of Leibendgut. Leibengut is Swiss-German in origin. It has been written as Livengood and Levengood in America. Records show the family name back to 1550, in Aarwangen, Canton of Berne, Switzerland... [more]
Miyashima Japanese
Miya means "shrine, palace temple" and shima means "island".
Kruis Dutch, Flemish
Means "cross" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived near a crossroads, a sign depicting a cross, or a place where people were executed. Could also denote someone who made crosses, either the religious symbol or the instrument of torture.
Hõimre Estonian
Hõimre is an Estonian surname derived from "hõim" meaning "tribe" and "kinfolk".
Bogossian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պողոսյան (see Poghosyan).
Misaki Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Burdon English
From 'bur' meaning "fort" and 'don' meaning "hill"
Asante Western African, Akan
From the ethnic name of the Ashanti, a sub-ethnic group of the Akan from southern Ghana. The name possibly means "warlike" in the Twi language.
Hatsu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "first, start, beginning, initial, new". Notable bearers of this surname is Akiko Hatsu (Japanese manga artist) and a bearer of the first name form is Hatsu Hioki (Japanese wrestler).
Kholod Russian
Means "cold (noun)".
Someya Japanese
From Japanese 染 (some) meaning "dye, colour, paint" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Beeler English
Anglicized spelling of German BIEHLER.
Tischbein German, Literature
Means "table leg" in German, from German tisch "table" and bein "leg". This was the surname of a German family of master artists from Hesse which spanned three generations. This is also the surname of the main character of the 1929 novel Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner, Emil Tischbein.
Langeland Norwegian
Derived from the elements lang meaning "long" and land meaning "land" or "farmstead".
Lett Estonian
Lett is an Estonian surname meaning "counter" or "counter table".
Oreste Italian
From the given name Oreste
Donel Irish
Variant of Donnel
Kadohata Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hata means "field".
Viljevac Croatian
Habitational name for someone from Viljevo, Croatia.
Reidhead English
The origins of the Reidhead surname are uncertain. In some instances, it was no doubt derived from the Old English word "read," meaning "red," and was a nickname that came to be a surname. Either way, we may conclude that it meant "red-haired" or "ruddy complexioned."
Same Japanese
Variant reading of 五月女 (Saotome).
Amachi Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]
Beamer German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of German Böhmer or Bäumer.
Wynn Welsh
Derived from the given name Gwynn, itself from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair; blessed".
Amstad German
topographic name from Middle Low German am "at the" and stade "bank shore".
Ruadhagin Irish
Meaning, ‘son of Ruadhagán.’
Lambers French
Means "illustrious land", variant of Lambert
Bizzell English
a corn merchant; one who made vessels designed to hold or measure out a bushel.
Failor English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Failer or Fehler, variants of Feiler.
Mölder Estonian
Mölder is an Estonian surname meaning "miller".
Zetterberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish säter "outlying meadow" and berg "mountain, hill".
Kotik Russian
Kotik is a Russian diminutive of кот (kot), meaning cat.
Panaro Italian
From old Italian panaro meaning "bread basket" or "wooden basket, hamper", an occupational name for a baker, or perhaps a basket maker. Alternatively, could be a habitational name from the Panaro river.
Davari Persian
Derived from Persian داور (davar) meaning "judge, arbiter".
De La Tour French
Means "of the tower" in French, a cognate of De La Torre. It denoted one who lived near a watchtower.
Barkworth English
Location based surname from Barkwith in Lincolnshire, England.
Mastromonaco Italian
Derived from Italian mastro meaning "master" and monaco meaning "monk."
Aslie English
Variant of Ansley.
Thabet Arabic
Derived from the given name Thabit.
Fitzharris Irish
Means "son of Harry" in Anglo-Norman French.
Rost German
A metonymic occupational name for a limeburner or blacksmith, from Middle High German, Middle Low German rōst meaning ‘grate, grill’ or Middle High German rōst(e) meaning ‘fire, embers, pyre, grate’ (typically one for burning lime).
Battiste French
Variant of Baptiste, originated from the occupation as a baptist.
Adachi Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace" or 足 (a) meaning "leg, foot" and 達 (tachi), a plural marker, or 立 (tachi) meaning "stand".
Gamble English
from the Old Norse byname Gamall meaning "old", which was occasionally used in North England during the Middle Ages as a personal name. ... [more]
Löwenhaar German
Meaning "lion hair", from German löwe "lion" and haar "hair".
Valore Italian
Meaning - Value
Aisawa Japanese
Ai can mean "affection, love", "join, together" or "indigo" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Makiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepard" and 口 (guchi) meaning "mouth, opening".
Rowett English
English from a medieval personal name composed of the Germanic elements hrod ‘renown’ + wald ‘rule’, which was introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the form Róaldr, and again later by the Normans in the form Rohald or Roald... [more]
Panganiban Filipino, Tagalog
Means "careful, cautious", derived from Tagalog panganib meaning "danger".
Bekhti Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بَخْت (baḵt) meaning "luck, fortune".
Alasi Estonian
Alasi is an Estonian surname meaning "anvil".
Miodownik Polish, Jewish
The literal translation is "honey cake", from the Polish word/root surname miod, meaning "honey." An occupational surname to those in the honey business, mainly beekeepers and bakers.... [more]
Chentsov Russian
From chenets, meaning "monk".
Paradise English, Scottish
Nickname for someone who "lived by a park or pleasure garden".
Similä Finnish
From the given name Simi 3 and the suffix -lä signifying a place.
Münch German
Variant of Mönch.
Ciotola Italian
Possibly a diminutive of Ciotta.
Sievert Low German, Dutch, Swedish
Derived from the given name Sievert. A Sievert (Sv) is a unit measuring the effect of ionizing radiation on the human body (called equivalent absorbed radiation dose)... [more]
Inukai Japanese
From Japanese 犬 (inu) meaning "dog" and 飼 (kai) meaning "domesticate, raise".
Onuma Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大沼 (see Ōnuma).
Remedios Spanish (Philippines)
Means "remedies" in Spanish.
Hanks English
Patronymic form of Hank.
Sahara Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 砂原 (see Sunahara).
Sivi Estonian
Sivi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the village of the same name in Lääne-Viru County.
Ciani Italian
From the given name Ciano, a diminutive of Luciano, Feliciano, Marciano, or other names with similar endings... [more]
Zacarias Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Zacarias.
Chong Korean
Variant romanization of Jeong.
Cratchit Literature
Bob Cratchit is a fictional character in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" novella. Bob Cratchit works for Ebenezer Scrooge as an underpaid clerk.
Clue English
Variant of Clough, traditionally found in Devonshire.
Kyriakos Greek
From the given name Kyriakos.
Kellner German, Dutch, Jewish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, French
Means "waiter, cellarman" in German, ultimately derived from Latin cellarium "pantry, cellar, storeroom". This was an occupational name for a steward, a castle overseer, or a server of wine.
Omaña Leonese (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Oumaña.
Vaik Estonian
Vaik is an Estonian surname meaning both "quiet/still ("vaikus") and "resin/pitch", "tar".
Galloni D'istria French, Italian
Meaning "Gallons from Istria" in French and Italian.
Kho Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Xu 2.
Brizuela Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Valdeporres.
Godoy French, Spanish, South American
Derived from the Norman given name Gaudi.
Croaker English
Meant "person from Crèvecoeur", the name of various places in northern France ("heartbreak", an allusion to the poverty of the local soil).
De Ath English
Probably a deliberate respelling of Death (i), intended to distance the name from its original signification.
Casielles Asturian
From the town of Casielles, Asturias, Spain. From "casa" (house) and the suffix -ielles, a diminituve suffix, so this surname could mean "little houses".
MacGillivray Scottish
Anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gillebhràth meaning "son of the servant of judgement".
Kaneki Japanese
This surname is used as 金城, 金木, 金気, 金喜, 兼城, 兼木 or 鹿子木 with 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold," 兼 (ken, ka.neru, -ka.neru) meaning "and, concurrently," 城 (jou, shiro, ki) meaning "castle," 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood," 気 (ki, ke, iki) meaning "air, atmosphere, mood, mind, spirit," 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in," 鹿 (roku, ka, shika) meaning "deer" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."
Çelebi Turkish
From a title meaning "gentleman" in Turkish.
Yasuhiro Japanese
From Japanese 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle". Other Kanji combinations are possible.
Brion Galician
Refers to a place of the same name from the province A Coruña in pre-Roman Galicia.
Heier German
The Heier surname is an occupational name from the Middle High German word "heie", which means "ranger guard".
Uchii Japanese
Uchi means "inside" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".
Bones English
Derives from bon, "good" in Old French.
Greenburgh German, Jewish
The surname Greenburgh is anglicized for the German Jewish surname Greenberg which translates into English as green mountain.
Leocadio Spanish
From the given name Leocadio.
Jackett English
From a pet form of the given name Jack.
Altman German
Said to mean "Wise man" of German origin
Karlović Croatian
Means "son of Karlo".
Holladay English
English: from Old English haligdæg ‘holy day’, ‘religious festival’. The reasons why this word should have become a surname are not clear; probably it was used as a byname for one born on a religious festival day.
Angelos Greek
Reduced form of any of various Greek surnames derived from the forename Angelos (from #angelos ‘messenger’, ‘angel’), as for example Angelopoulos.
Alomgir Bengali
From the given name Alamgir.
Remig German (Rare)
Derived from the given name Remigius.
Shenton English
"Beautiful town" in Old English. Parishes in Leicestershire, and Cheshire.
Artemenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Artem".
Dickter German
From dichter, the German word for "poet".
Tepetl Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl meaning "hill".
Komaeda Japanese (Rare)
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" or 古 (ko) meaning "old" combined with Maeda.... [more]
Luchs German
Means "lynx" in German, a nickname possibly given to someone with good eyesight. Alternatively, a variant form of Lux.
Alemdar Turkish
Occupational name for a carrier of flags, banners or ensigns, from Turkish alem meaning "banner, flag".
Urduña Basque (Rare)
From the name of a municipality in Basque Country, Spain, derived from Basque ortu "garden, orchard" and -une "place, location".
Nicolau Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
From the given name Nicolau.
Tsui Chinese
Alternate transcription of Cui.
Ravelino Old Celtic (Latinized, Archaic)
It means manufacturing of fine and expensive fabrics. Also means the tailor or weaver. It comes from Asti and Piedmont (noth of Italy).
Yeter Turkish
Means "enough, sufficient" in Turkish.
Perna Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the dialectic word perna "leg", denoting someone with a deformed or missing leg, or a variant of Perla.
Neukirch German, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Middle High German niuwe meaning "new" and kirch meaning "church".
Ōgami Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "large, great", 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "god, deity", 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy" and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Pescador Spanish
Means "fisherman, fisher" in Spanish.
Aranjuez Spanish
Aranjuez is primarily known as a place name, specifically a historic town located near Madrid, Spain.
Ivanec Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Sakhalinsky Russian
Refers to an island in Eastern Russia named "Sakhalin."
Le Pen Breton
Le Pen is a Breton surname meaning "the head", "the chief" or "the peninsula".
Engelbrecht Polabian (Germanized, Rare)
First person with this name was Engelbrekt Engelbrektson. Germanized Slavic name. Later, it was a noble family
Havens Dutch
From Haven, a harbor.
Scholem Yiddish
From the given name Scholem.
Toy Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (coi), meaning "applause, cheer" or "luck, fortune"
Achával Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Atxabal.
Titus German, English, Welsh
From the given name Titus. Cognate to Tito.
Falbo Italian
Means "dark yellow, tawny; reddish-brown, sorrel" in archaic Italian, from medieval Latin falvus "dun (colour)", ultimately from Proto-Germanic falwaz "pale, grey, fallow".
Giambattista Italian
From the given name Giambattista.
Jõulu Estonian
Jõulu is an Estonian surname meaning "Christmas" (Estonian: "Jõulud").
Norrington English
Derived from Old English norþ in tun meaning "north of the village".
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