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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Ramaphosa Southern African, Venda
Means "the one who is born in the evening" in Venda. This name is borne by the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa (1952-).
Onogi Japanese
O means "large, big", no means "field", and gi is a form of ki meaning "tree, wood".
Yanagida Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Murong Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 慕容 (mùróng), the name of a Xianbei tribe.
Kil Korean
There is one Chinese character for the Kil surname. In the 1930 census, there was a significantly larger number of Kils living in Korea; it was the 62nd most common name in Korea. In a census taken after the Korean War, however, it had dropped to 72nd... [more]
Lindstedt Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "lime tree" and stad "town, city" (spelling possibly influenced by German Stadt, also meaning "town, city").
Paavola Finnish
Habitational name, from a farm so named from the personal name Paavo, vernacular form of Paulus, + the locative ending -la... [more]
Sutcliffe English
Habitational name from any of the places in Yorkshire called Sutcliffe or similar, all derived from Old English suþ "south" and clif "cliff"... [more]
Escolar Spanish
From Spanish escuela meaning "school".
Halligan Irish
shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁilleagán "descendant of Áilleagán" a double diminutive of áille "beauty".
Yamauba Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 山姥 (yamauba/yamamba) meaning "mountain hag", referring to someone with mountain hag-like traits.
Krivokapić Montenegrin, Serbian
Derived from krivo, meaning "wrong", and kapa, meaning "hat, cap".
Qu Chinese
From Chinese 瞿 (qú) meaning "halberd", also possibly referring to an ancient state or fief named Qu (present-day location unknown) that existed during the Shang dynasty.
Fuster Catalan
Means "carpenter" in Catalan, derived from the word fusta meaning "wood".
Trail Scottish
This surname is most likely a habitational name, taken on from a place name; perhaps from the Gaelic "Traill Creek" which runs into Upper Loch Torridon of Scotland.... [more]
Plumley English
Meaning "plum-tree wood or clearing" from the Old English words plume and leah.
Mídeno Guanche
From Guanche *mīdĭdăn, meaning "legitimate humans". This surname was borne by Guanche people.
Tou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 塔 (see ).
Avgoustidis Greek
Means "son of Avgoustos".
Urrea Aragonese (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urreya.
Chamara Sinhalese
From the given name Chamara.
Linnett English
Derived from a diminutive of the medieval feminine given name Line, which was a short form of names such as Cateline, Adelina, Amelina and Lecelina.
Agnes English
From the given name Agnes.
Mcadam Scottish Gaelic, Scottish
Means "Son of Adam" in Gaelic.
Wahlberg German, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Composed of German wal "field, meadow" or Swedish vall "grassy bank" and berg "mountain, hill".
Steinbrenner German
occupational name for a lime burner from Middle High German stein "stone" (in this case limestone) and an agent derivative of brennen "to burn".
Joffé French, Jewish
French form of Joffe.
Mctraynor Irish
Extended form of Trainor.
Twiners English
Twiners are the climbing plants that wind themselves around supports like ropes and rods with their touch-sensitive main shoots, and grow upwards in this way.
Iraola Basque
Derived from Basque ira "fern" and -ola "location, place of".
Stallkamp German, Low German
Llikely originates from Old German or Middle Low German. It's a descriptive or occupational surname, possibly meaning "stall area" or "place where stalls are located,". The element "Stall" likely refers to a stall in a market or a building where animals are kept, and "kamp" refers to a field or open area, sometimes specifically a battleground.
Sukkasem Thai
From Thai ศุข (suk) meaning "joy, happiness, delight" and เกษม (kasem) meaning "contentment, happiness".
Yan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Yang used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Urquiaga Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Urkiaga.
Etxenike Basque
Possibly means "small house" or "house by the slope" in Basque.
Lukehart English (American)
Americanized form of German Luckhardt.
Bolsonaro Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese cognate of Bolzonaro; in the case of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro (1955-), his Italian paternal great-grandfather had the spelling changed from Bolzonaro upon emigrating to Brazil in the late 19th century.
Cestare English (American, Modern)
There is a similar name, Sastre, which is the Spanish form of the surname Sarto, meaning "tailor." The name CESTARE is phonetically similar to Sastre and could be a derivative of that name.... [more]
Aldis English
Derived from the Old English given name Aldus.
Maine French
French topographic name from Old French maine ‘dwelling’, ‘residence’, ‘abode’, or a habitational name from any of numerous places so named.
Leffler German, Swedish
Occupational name for a spoonmaker. Derived from German Löffel "spoon".
Chiasson French, English
French surname originally denoting someone from the the municipality of Chiasso in Ticino, Switzerland, located along the Swiss/Italian border.... [more]
Duru Turkish
Duru means 'clean, limpid' in Turkish.
Zurita Spanish, Aragonese
An Aragonese surname derived from the Stock Bird, a species of bird.
McQueeney Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.
Jewitt English
Variant of Jewett.
Rogaczewski Medieval Polish
Meaning (Polish): "son of he with antlers" Meaning (Serbian): "son of the Devil"
Dib Arabic
From Arabic meaning "wolf".
Lomax English
Lomax is a territorial surname, derived from the hamlet of Lumhalghs, near Bury, Greater Manchester, and meaning "pool nook" or "recess". Notable persons with the surname Lomax include: Alan Lomax (1915–2002) American musicologist, son of John Avery Lomax... [more]
Thammalangsy Lao
From Lao ທຳມະ (thamma) meaning "dharma, virtue, righteousness" and ລັງສີ (langsy) meaning "ray, beam".
Schonewille Dutch
Perhaps a nickname for an attractive person, derived from Middle Dutch schône meaning "beautiful, clean, pure" and wille meaning "to want, to desire".
Flückiger German (Swiss)
Origin and meaning unknown.
McPeters Scottish
Variant of McPheeters, itself an anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Pheadair, a patronymic derived from a Gaelic personal name meaning "servant of (Saint) Peter".
Mababangloob Tagalog
From Tagalog mababang-loob meaning "humble".
Klaar Estonian
Klaar is an Estonian surname meaning "clear" or "ready". Ultimately, from the German word "klar", meaning "clear".
Fresnillo Spanish
Diminutive of Fresno meaning "little ash tree".
Swayze German (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Schweitzer. A famous bearer was American actor and singer Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).
Adıgüzel Turkish
From Turkish adı meaning "name" and güzel meaning "beautiful, nice".
Penagos Cantabrian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Ó Troighthigh Irish
Means "descendant of Troightheach"
Negro Italian, Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, Jewish
Nickname or ethnic name from negro "black" (continuation of Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair, dark eyes, a dark complexion, someone who wore dark clothes, someone who worked a job in the night, or was otherwise associated with the night.
Dorji Bhutanese
Means "diamond"; derived from Tibetan. The Dorji are a prominent and powerful family in Bhutan, with some members having been monarchs or holders of government positions. In 2014, this was the most common surname in Bhutan.
Tinworth English (New Zealand)
Tinworth, a fictional Cornish village, the location of Shell Cottage in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Also a rare surname, mostly found in New Zealand.
Macasaet Filipino, Tagalog
From the given name Macasaet.
Meltzer German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a maltster, a brewer who used malt, from German Meltzer (an agent derivative of Middle High German malt ‘malt’, ‘germinated barley’), Yiddish meltser ‘maltster’... [more]
Ehn Swedish
Derived from Swedish en "juniper".
Hasard French
Variant of Hazard.
Same Japanese
Variant reading of 五月女 (Saotome).
Mcgorry Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gothraidh "son of Gothradh", Gaelic form of the personal name Godfrey.
Osuga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 (see Kosuge).
Waldrip English, Scottish
The name is derived from the Old Norman warderobe, a name given to an official of the wardrobe, and was most likely first borne by someone who held this distinguished
Valikangas Finnish
A Finnish Surname
Ó Giolláin Irish
It means 'descendant of Giollán'.
Okino Japanese
O could mean "big, great" and ki can mean "tree, wood", or it could be spelled as oki meaning "open sea", and no means "field, plain".
Shikalgar Indian (Muslim), Indian
Derived from the Persian word صیقلگر (saiqalgar) "polisher", referring a person who polishes stuff.
Khansari Persian
Actual meaning is unknown; originated in the Iranian tribe the Kurds.
Abeysundara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya) meaning "fearless" and सुन्दर (sundara) meaning "beautiful".
Aizawa Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Kurniawan Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Gu (古), Guo (郭), Liang (樑), Lin (林) or Luo (羅)... [more]
Macron Scottish
The surname MacRon is a nickname for someone with blond hair. The Scottish name Crone was originally derived from the Gaelic word “cron”, which means saffron, yellow-colored or dark, and refers to the complexion or hair coloring of the original bearing.
Strzelec Polish
Occupational name for a rifleman.
Renley Jewish (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the Old English rinc "man, warrior" or rim 'edge, circular edge' or possibly wraenna 'wren', and leah "field, clearing".
Vigyázó Hungarian
Menas "attentive", "vigilant" in Hungarian.
Rayl German
Variant of Rehl, which it's meaning is probably a habitational name from Rehl in Rhineland or Rehlen in East Prussia.
Bacha Pashto
Means "king" in Pashto, ultimately from Persian پادشاه (padeshah).
Avital Jewish
From the given name Avital.
Matias Filipino, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Czech (Americanized)
Spanish (Matías), Portuguese, and Dutch: from the personal name (see Matthew).... [more]
Kikuchi Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 池 (chi) meaning "pool, pond" or 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land, ground".
Etcheberry Basque, French
Variant of Basque Etxeberria.
Rad Old Persian
Meanings: "Honest", "Bounteous"
San Agustin Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of San Agustín. This surname is also found in Guam.
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]
Breedlove English
Probably from a medieval nickname for a likable or popular person (from Middle English breden "to produce" + love). This surname is borne by Craig Breedlove (1937-), US land-speed record holder.
Uğur Turkish
From the given name Uğur.
Tabi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 多比 (Tabi) meaning "Tabi", an area in the city of Numazu in the prefecture of Shizuoka in Japan.
Krishnakumar Indian
Combination of Krishna and Kumar.
Hässli German (Swiss), French (Rare)
Swiss German diminutive form of Haas. This is a French surname via Alsace-Lorraine. A notable bearer is French footballer (soccer player) Eric Hassli (1981-).
Akahoshi Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 星 (hoshi) meaning "star".
Vongphasouk Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພະສຸກ (phasouk) meaning "Venus, Friday".
Bacca English
Origin: English (Norman origin).... [more]
Mac an Ultaigh Irish
Meaning 'son of the Ulidian', from mac, meaning son, and Ultach, denoting someone from the Irish province of Ulster.
Mariner English, Catalan
Occupational name from Middle English mariner "sailor seaman boatman" (Anglo-Norman French mariner Old French marinier marnier merinier) Catalan mariner (from Late Latin marinarius a derivative of marinus "marine").
Abuev Kazakh, Chechen, Dagestani
Means "son of Abu".
Spallone Italian
From spalla "shoulder, back", indicating someone who carried things on their shoulders. The modern translation is "smuggler". Alternately, may be an elaboration of Spalla.
Rubinov Russian, Jewish
Means "son of Rubin" in Russian, though it could also be derived from Russian рубин (rubin) "ruby".
Macisaac Scottish, Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized)
From Gaelic MacÌosaig meaning "son of Ìosag". Ìosag is the Scottish form of Isaac.
Sangtong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สังข์ทอง (see Sangthong).
Cumming Irish, Scottish, English
Perhaps from a Celtic given name derived from the element cam "bent", "crooked"
Lage Estonian
Lage is an Estonian surname meaning "plain" or "flat".
Loft English
Possibly an occupational name for a servant who worked in the upper chamber of a household, from Middle English lofte "upper chamber, attic".
Noori Estonian
Origin unknown
Kongkanantha Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI.
Wesson English
Variant of Weston.
Yid Obscure
Unknown.
Hooijkaas Dutch
Meaning uncertain, spelling possibly altered by folk etymology.
Birket English
It's a locational surname taken from the village of Birket Houses in Lancashire.
Etxekopar Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the commune of Berrogaine-Larüntze in the arrondissement of Auloron e Senta Maria.
Bertholm Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the name Bert and holm (see Holm).
Zaccardo Italian
Could derive from the given name Zachardus, an archaic Germanized form of Zachariah, or be a variant of Saccardo.
Dmytryshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro" or "son of Dmytriy".
Lineberry German (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Leinberg.
Makhmalbaf Persian
Means "velvet weaver" from Persian مخمل (makhmal) meaning "velvet" (of Arabic origin) and باف (bāf) meaning "to weave, to braid".
Frances Spanish, Catalan
From Spanish and Catalan meaning "French". Denoting someone of French origin.
Fink German, Slovene, English, Jewish
Nickname for a lively or cheerful person, Jewish ornamental name derived from the Germanic word for "finch", and German translation of Slovene Šinkovec which is from šcinkovec or šcinkavec meaning "finch".
Bonuš Czech
From a pet form of the personal name Bonifác, Czech form of Bonifacio.
Riach Scottish
Variant Of Reach.
Quinlivan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Caoindealbháin meaning "descendant of Caoindealbhán", a personal name composed of caoin "comely, fair" and dealbh "form" with the diminutive suffix -án (compare Quinlan).
Knock English
Topographic name for someone living by a hill, from Middle English knocke "hill" (Old English cnoc).
Jusufi Albanian, Macedonian
Derived from the given name Jusuf.
Quintero Spanish
Habitational name from a location in Galicia named Quintero, from Galician quinteiro meaning "farmstead, square, plaza". Alternately, it may be derived from Spanish quinto meaning "fifth", possibly used as a name for a renter of quintas (a type of wine-growing estate).
Deutschmann German
Originally denoted a person from Germany.
Segev Hebrew
Means "exaltation, greatness" in Hebrew.
Callicoatte English
From various places called Caldecote or Caldecott.
Thorn Low German, German, German (Silesian), Polish, Luxembourgish
In North German, Danish, and Luxembourgish, it is a habitational name for someone who lived near a tower, from Middle Low German torn "tower".... [more]
Morrie English
Probably a variant of Morris, or possibly of Murray 1.
Palfreyman English
Variant of Palfrey combined with the suffix man.
Ferhati Albanian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Ferhat.
Öhman Swedish
Variant of Öman.
Õige Estonian
Õige is an Estonian surname meaning "true" or "accurate".
Bilek Czech
Nickname for a fair-haired person, from bílek "whiteness", a derivative of bílý "white".
Pregler German
Nickname for a chatterer or grumbler, from an agent derivative of Middle High German breglen ‘to chatter’, ‘complain’, ‘yell’, ‘roar’.
Schliwka German
A notable person bearing the surname was athlete Gunther Schliwka.
Mitskevich Belarusian, Russian
Derived either from a diminutive form Micek of the Polish given name Mikołaj or from a diminutive form Mitska of Belarusian given names Dzmitry and Zmitser or less likely from other names that begin with mi... [more]
Vladić Croatian, Serbian
Means ''son of Vlad''.
Salt English
From the name of a town in Staffordshire, derived from Old English sealt "salt" due to its historical mining for salt and alabaster. In some cases, an occupational name for a maker or seller of salt, of the same origin (see Salter).
Shurgot Polish, English (American)
Americanized spelling of Szurgot.
Mudzuri Shona
Meaning unknown.
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]
Alvalle Spanish (Latin American)
A beautiful valley in Ortona
Jirakuntacha Obscure
Possibly of Southeast Asian origin
Badowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Badowo in Skierniewice voivodeship.
St Clair French, English
From the place name St Clair
Tilea Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Nibbe German
Nickname meaning ‘beak’, or from a short form of a Germanic personal name Nippo, composed of Old High German nit ‘hostility’, ‘eagerness’ + boto ‘messenger’.
Aga Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Cassel English, French, German
A surname derived from the Latin military term castellum "watchtower, fort". A variant spelling of the word castle. Denoted someone hailing from the commune of Cassel in the Nord départment in northern France or the city of Kassel (spelled Cassel until 1928) in Germany... [more]
Luts Estonian
Means "burbot" in Estonian.
Essex English
From the place name Essex.
Hlöðversdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hlöðver". Used exclusively by women.
Amparo Spanish (Philippines)
Means "protection, shelter, refuge" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Amparo, meaning "Our Lady of Refuge".
Kautz German
Nickname for a shy or strange person, from Middle High German kuz "screech owl".
Lattanasack Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ລັດຕະນະສັກ (see Rattanasack).
Ólafsson Icelandic
Patronymic of the given Ólafur. This surname is given to their sons.
Sabashvili Georgian
Means "son of Saba 1".
Phommachanh Lao
From Lao ພົມມະ (phomma) referring to the Hindu god Brahma combined with ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Wollschläger German
Occupational name for someone who prepared wool for spinning by washing and combing or carding it, from Middle High German wolle(n)slaher, -sleger, Middle Low German wullensleger (literally ‘wool beater’).
Sensi Italian
Derived from Italian "senso" meaning "sense, feeling". Historically, the surname could have been given to someone who was known for their wisdom or intelligence, or to someone who had a keen sense of perception or intuition... [more]
Rumbia Indonesian
Named after the rumbia fruit in Indonesia.
Zelnick Jewish
Occupational name for a tax collecter, comes from Yiddish tselnik which means haberdashery.
Nainggolan Batak
From the name of a village located on the island of Samosir in Lake Toba (itself on the island of Sumatra).
Seijo Castillan (Rare)
Seijo is a rare surname hailing from Spain. It is derived from the name Sexia, which in itself derives from the Latin word Saxum, meaning stone.
Real Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician
Either a habitational name from any of numerous places called Real; those in Galicia (Spain) and Portugal being named from real "royal" or as variant of Rial while those in southern Spain and Catalonia are named in part from real meaning "encampment rural property" (Arabic raḥāl "farmhouse cabin")... [more]
Fedotov Russian
Means "son of Fedot".
Micklethwaite English
Habitational name for a person from several places inside Yorkshire, all derived from Old Norse mikill "great, large" and þveit "clearing, pasture".
Shramko Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
Derived from East Slavic шрам (shram) meaning "scar, cicatrix".
Buensuceso Spanish (Philippines)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.
Ramazashvili Georgian
Means "son of Ramaz".
Godwinson English
Means "Son of Godwin". First born by Harold Godwinson. From his father Godwine, Earl of Wessex... [more]
Mohammadpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian محمدپور (see Mohammadpour).