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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Ptak Polish
Polish surname meaning "bird".
Białkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places named Bialkowo, Bialków or Bialkowice, all derived from Polish biały meaning "white".
Tatara Japanese
From 多 (ta) meaning "many", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good".
Hallgren Swedish, English
Combination of the dialectal Swedish word hall (Standard Swedish häll, Old Norse hallr), a type of flat rock, and gren meaning "branch". The first element may be taken from the name of a place named with this element (e.g. Halland, Hallsberg, or Hallstavik)... [more]
Alipoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian علیپور (see Alipour).
Agnes English
From the given name Agnes.
Oliva Italian, Spanish
Of uncertain origin: derived either from a nickname to those who picked, worked with or sold olives, or from the given name Oliva.
Alsamora Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality of the municipality of Sant Esteve de la Sarga.
Downing English
Derived from the Old English given name Dunning.
Tomikawa Japanese
From 富/冨 (tomi) meaning "riches, wealth, fortune" combined with 川/河 (kawa) meaning "river."
Demachi Italian
Possibly a variant of the French surname Demachy.
Yasuki Japanese
Yasu means "Relax, Cheap" and Ki mean "Tree". Yasuki is also a first name.
Cardella Italian
Possibly a diminutive of a short form of names such as Riccardo or Accardo... [more]
Blonder Jewish
Inflected form of Blond.
Põlluaas Estonian
Põlluaas is an Estonian surname meaning "arable meadow".
Rebong Chinese (Filipinized)
Filipinized form of Ong.
Hackney English, Scottish
Habitational name from Hackney in Greater London, named from an Old English personal name Haca (genitive Hacan) combined with ēg "island, dry ground in marshland".
Ruel French
Topographic name for someone who lived in a narrow street, a regional variant of Ruelle.
Zhu Chinese
In Chinese means “to bless”.
Aochi Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and chi means "ground".
Etchells English (British)
This surname was a habitation name derived from the Old English word "ecels" which is roughly translated as the "dweller on a piece of land added to an estate." Alternatively, the name may have derived from the Old English word "ecan" which means "to increase."
Montecchi Italian
Italian form of Montague.
Revord French (Quebec)
Comes from the French surname of Rivard, a geographical name for someone who lived on a river bank. The -ard ending is changed to -ord in Canadian and American French.
Troiano Italian
From the given name Troiano
Tayyab Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Tayyab.
Tolli Estonian
Tolli is an Estonian surname meaning "bonded".
Talivee Estonian
Talivee is an Estonian surname meaning "winter water".
Reusser Swiss, German, Upper German
In Switzerland, an occupational name for a fisherman or maker of fish traps, from an agent derivative of Middle High German riuse "fish trap, weir basket". A nickname from an agent noun based on Middle High German riusen "to moan or complain"... [more]
Yatsuta Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Rozema Frisian
Possibly a contraction of Roelfsema meaning "son of Roelf" or derived from Roos. Also spelled Rosema, Roosma, Rozeman.
Mio Japanese
From 三 (mi, mitsu, ji) meaning "three" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".
Inga Italian, Spanish
Possibly from Sicilian inga "ink", an occupational name for a scribe. Alternatively, it could derive from the Germanic given name Inge.
Elzea Hebrew (Gallicized, Rare), American (South, Gallicized, Rare)
The name means G-d’s help It is a French transition of the Hebrew name Eleazar applied to Jews that came to France by way of Egypt. Later it was carried over to the French Caribbean mainly St. Martinique which was the first major Jewish settlement in the Caribbean, but the name also spread to other Latin American Islands including Mexico... [more]
Guitry French
Derived from the given name Witeric. A famous bearer of this name was Sacha Guitry (1885-1957), a French actor, playwright, screenwriter and director.
Ayotte French
It means 'small hedge' or 'small woody plot of land' in Old French.
Clisby English
Surname originating in the village of Cleasby in North Yorkshire's Richmondshire district.
Allemagne French, Jewish
From French meaning "Germany". Used by Ashkenazi Jews in France.
Dedushkin Russian
From Russian Дедушка (dedushka) meaning "grandfather".
Tükk Estonian
Tükk is an Estonian surname meaning "piece" and "segment".
Österreicher German, German (Austrian)
Indicated a person from Austria (see Österreich).
Stanson English
Means "son of Stanley".
Steinhaus German, Jewish
topographic name for someone living in a stone-built house from Middle High German stein "stone" and hus "house" or a habitational name from any of the many places called Steinhaus for example near Fulda and near Wels in Austria... [more]
Mumby English
Habitational name from a place in Lincolnshire so named from the Old Norse personal name Mundi (see Monday ) + Old Norse bȳ 'farmstead village'.
Gourkuñv Breton
Breton combination of gour and kuñv meaning "a charming, affable, gentle or conciliatory man". The digraph -ff was introduced by Middle Ages' authors to indicate a nasalized vowel.
Arkadiyev Russian
Variant transcription of Arkadyev.
Ojalill Estonian
Ojalill is an Estonian surname meaning "stream flower".
Ojaloo Estonian
Ojaloo is an Estonian surname meaning "stream/creek swathe".
Benni Italian
Means "son of Benno".
Tsumura Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Safi Arabic
From the given name Safi.
Blizzard English
A different form (influenced by blizzard "heavy snowstorm") of Blissett.
Wijdekop Dutch
From a nickname for a person with a very wide head, derived from Dutch wijd meaning "wide, broad" and kop meaning "head".
Adauto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Adauto.
Ponzio Italian
From the given name Ponzio.
Sidle English
Anglicized form of Seidel
Mohammadzadeh Persian
From the given name Mohammad combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Malm Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish
Means "ore" in the Scandinavian languages.
Noon English
Either (i) from a medieval nickname for someone of a sunny disposition (noon being the sunniest part of the day); or (ii) from Irish Gaelic Ó Nuadháin "descendant of Nuadhán", a personal name based on Nuadha, the name of various Celtic gods (cf... [more]
Whitcomb English (British)
means wide valley
Vigh Hungarian
Variant of Vig, a surname derived from Hungarian víg "happy, cheerful".
Ääremaa Estonian
Ääremaa is an Estonian surname meaning "borderland".
Storm Dutch, Flemish
Occupational name for someone who rang an alarm bell warning of oncoming storms.
Rantavuori Finnish (Rare)
Means Mountain By The Beach/Bay
Mannin English, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mainnin (see Mainnín).
Mysnyk Ukrainian
A mysnyk (мисник) is shelf for food in village.
Sōsuke Japanese
From given name “Sōsuke”
Haukebø Norwegian
A combination of Norwegian hauk, derived from Old Norse haukr, "hawk" and , derived from Old Norse bœr, "farm". The meaning refers to hawks sitting abode; as on the roof of a barn.
Van Grieken Dutch
Means "of Greeks", derived from Dutch Griek "Greek (person)".
Nassau German, Dutch, Jewish
From the name of the town of Nassau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (formerly the seat of an independent duchy in the 19th century), derived from Old High German naz meaning "damp, wet" and ouwa meaning "water meadow"... [more]
Eggert German, Jewish
Derived from the Proto-Germanic root agi meaning "edge".
Harmse Dutch, Low German, South African
Means "son of Harm", a short form of Herman.
Tellisaar Estonian
Tellisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "brick island".
Ahler German, Danish
From the Germanic given name Adalher, composed of adal "noble" and heri "army".
Prys Welsh
From the Welsh personal name Rhys, which also took the forms Rice and Rees. This name was originally derived from the Old Welsh forename Ris, which means ardour.
Lamalfa Sicilian
Variant of Malfa, most probably a habitational name for someone from Malfa on the island of Salina (Messina), although the name has also been linked with Amalfi in Salerno and Melfi in Potenza.
Nazaire French
From the given name Nazaire.
Paley English
English surname, either a habitational name denoting a person from a lost or unidentified place in Lancashire or Yorkshire (which was apparently named with Old English leah "woodland, clearing" as the final element), or derived from the Old Danish personal name Palli, from Old Danish páll meaning "pole"... [more]
Riek German
German: variant spelling of Rieck.
Wimalasena Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Meziane Berber, Northern African
From the given name Meziane (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).
Koridze Georgian
Meaning unknown.
Vrátil Czech
Derived from the past participle of the verb vrátit "to return". The name was perhaps used to denote a person who came back to his home following a long absence.
Broadhead English
From a nickname for someone with a broad or wide head.
Tetley English
habitational name from Tetlow in Manchester. The placename derives from the Old English male personal name Tetta or female Tette annd Old English hlaw "mound hill"... [more]
Bagherzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Bagher" in Persian.
Vogt De Castel Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Kōmura Japanese
From Japanese 高 (kō) meaning "tall, high" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Littman German (East Prussian), German (West Prussian), German, Jewish
Derived from Germanized Czech personal names like Litomir (Czech: Ljutomir) and Litobor (Czech: Ljutobor) which ultimately go back to Old Slavic ljutu "grim; fierce; ferocious; wild". One theory suggests, however, that these given names might have been influenced by ljub- "love; dear".... [more]
Aaberg Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian cognate of Åberg.
Paternò Italian
From the name of a municipality in Catania, Sicily, of uncertain etymology. It could derive from latinized Ancient Greek Paetram Aitnaion meaning "fortress of the Etnaeans", from Latin-Byzantine paternum praedium (or Paternòn) meaning "landed property inherited from the father", or perhaps from Latin Praeter Aetna "in front of Mount Etna".
Lacour French
topographic or occupational name for someone who lived at or was employed at a manorial court (see also Court).
Pallavicini Italian
Near the pales; and they carry a palisade in their Arms.
Topçu Turkish
Means "cannoneer, gunner, artilleryman" in Turkish.
Fong Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Fang.
Abeyesekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේසේකර (see Abeysekara).
Yook Korean
Variant transcription of Yuk.
Quluzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Qulu".
Gutting German
Of uncertain origin. Probably from a Germanic personal name formed with god "good" or god, got "god".
Kohyama Japanese
Variant transcription of Koyama.
Trettin German
Habitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg.
Hazelwood English
From the name of any of the various places in England so-called, all derived from Old English hæsl "hazel" and wudu "tree, wood".
Smet Flemish
Flemish form of Smit.
Feynman Russian, Yiddish
Russian and Yiddish form of Feinman. This name was borne by the American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988).
Jinadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जिन (jina) meaning "victorious, triumphant" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Hailstone English
Possibly from Hailstone Hill in Wiltshire, which may be derived from Old English hālig-stān meaning "holy stone" or hagolstān meaning "hailstone". Could also derive from English personal name Æthelstān.
Gilliard English, Northern Irish
English and northern Irish (county Down) variant of Gillard.
Portugais French, Jewish
French cognate of Portugues.
Monsivais Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico; Monsiváis): Perhaps A Topographic Name Derived From Latin Mons Silvaticus ‘Wooded Mountain’ Or A Habitational Name From Monsivalls A Hill In Ribagorza In Huesca Province (Spain) Named From Latin Monte Ipsa Vallis ‘Mount Of The Valley’.
San Chinese
Variant of Shan or Shen.
Baig Muslim
Baig Name Meaning Muslim (common in Pakistan): from the Turkish word beg ‘bey’, originally a title denoting a local administrator in the Ottoman Empire, but subsequently widely used as a title of respect... [more]
Seaborn English
From an Old English personal name derived from the elements "sea, lake" and beorn "warrior".
Vidic Slovene
Derived from the given name Vid.
Saeed Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Said.
Rageth Romansh
Derived from the given name Rageth.
Kerk Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Guo.
Fritz German
From the given name Fritz.
Van Hanegem Dutch, Flemish
Means "from Hanegem", possibly from a place name in Flanders, Belgium; one theory suggests that it may be associated with Danegem, a town near Beernem, West Flanders. Other theories connect it to Hunnegem, the name of an old settlement in Geraardsbergen, East Flanders, or a place called Huinegem in Asse, Flemish Brabant... [more]
Gourmand French, Walloon
From French gourmandise meaning "gluttony, greedy eating". Perhaps a nickname for someone who eats a lot.
Pavlisko Slovak
Rusyn patronym based on Pavel
Mändsoo Estonian
Mändsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "pine swamp".
Mezurashi Japanese (Rare)
Means "rare" in Japanese.
Verge French
French variant of Verger.
Matias Filipino, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Czech (Americanized)
Spanish (Matías), Portuguese, and Dutch: from the personal name (see Matthew).... [more]
Yüksel Turkish
Means "increase, rise, ascend" in Turkish.
Feldwick English (Rare)
Descendant of one who lived on a farm or field.... [more]
Frigerio Italian
Possibly from the Lombard name for hackberry.
Abewickrama Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Meiler Romansh
Derived from the place name Meils (present-day Mels in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland).
Piirimaa Estonian
Piirimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "border land".
Javaid Urdu
From the given name Javaid.
Halchenko Ukrainian
From given name Halyna.
Watthana Thai
From Thai วัฒนา (watthana), a variant form of วัฒน (watthan) meaning "culture".
Eichelberg German
Habitational name from any of various places, notably one southeast of Heidelberg, named from Middle High German eichel meaning "acorn" + berc meaning "mountain", "hill", or topographic name for someone who lived on an oak-covered hill.
Õismets Estonian
Õismets is an Estonian surname meaning "flower/blossom forest".
Sancto Medieval Italian (Latinized, Modern)
It comes from the Latin and it means hallowed or holiness.
Sitthilath Lao
From Lao ສິດທິ (sitthi) meaning "right, accomplishment, success" and ລາດ (lat) meaning "pave, pour".
Makino Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Bohart English (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Caamaño Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish in the municipality of Porto do Son.
Caradine English, German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German Gardein, itself a Germanized spelling of French Jardin. It could also denote someone from the village and civil parish of Carden in Cheshire, England.
Antonenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Anton".
Akulyonok Russian
Means "little shark".
Manresa Catalan
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the municipality or the neighborhood in the municipality of Badalona.
Sarnowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the many places in Poland called Sarnowa, Sarnowo, or Sarnów, named with Polish sarna "roe deer".
Sangthong Thai
From Thai สังข์ (sang) meaning "conch shell" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Igarik Estonian
Etymology uncertain.
Ferdous Bengali
From the given name Ferdous.
Litmanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish litma meaning "water slime". This name is borne by retired Finnish soccer star Jari Litmanen (1971-).
Vayayana Indigenous Taiwanese
Meaning unavailable.
Buttiġieġ Maltese
From Maltese bu t-tiġieġ literally meaning "father of chickens", referring to a poulterer or someone who owned chickens.
Gretzinger German
Habitational name for someone from any of three places named Grötzingen (Old High German Grezzingun) in Baden-Württemberg.
Uwem Ibibio, Efik, Anang
Meaning "Life". It originates from the Efik, Ibibio and Anang tribes of Cross River state, Nigeria which has now been divided with the Ibibios and Anang people in the newly formed Akwa Ibom state. Other variations of the name are: Uwemedimo meaning "life is wealth" and Nkereuwem meaning "my name is life"
Makriyannis Greek
Notable bearer of this name is General Yannis Makriyannis (1797-1864), was a Greek merchant, military officer, politician and author.
Confalone Italian
from gonfalone "standard banner" from Old French gonfalon (of ancient Germanic origin) a metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer either in a military context or as the officer of a guild responsible for carrying the banner in religious processions... [more]
Lamoree French
From the nickname "the loved one" derived from the French word amour meaning "love" from (Latin amor).
Guttormsen Norwegian
Means "son of Guttorm" in Norwegian.
Hartnagel German
Occupational name for a nailsmith from the Middle High German elements hart "hard" and nagal "nail".
Laverick English
Derived from Old English lāferce meaning "lark", making it a cognate of Lark.
Kuze Japanese
Ku means "long time ago" and ze comes from ze meaning "world".
Delker German
Probably a variant of Delger.
Fukano Japanese
Fuka means "deep" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Falasca Italian
Possibly from a dialectical word falasca meaning "straw", referring to someone's build or hair, or possibly an occupation of making things out of straw.
Mac Fhlannchaidh Irish
Patronymic from the personal name FLANNCHADH, which is derived from flann "red".
Awaya Japanese
From Japanese 粟 (Awa) meaning "Mllet" and 谷 (Tani) meaning "valley".
Vogler German
Occupational name for a birdcatcher.
Malenchuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian маленький (malen'kyy), meaning "small".
Imakure Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Yukhymenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yukhym".
Pirzadeh Persian
Means "born of the pir", from the Persian title پیر (pir) denoting a Sufi spiritual guide (literally meaning "elder, old"). This name was traditionally used by owners or custodians of Sufi mausoleums and shrines.
Akins Scottish, English, Northern Irish
Variant of Aikens, which is derived from the given name Aiken, a variant of the medieval diminutive Atkin (see Aitken).
Virgen Spanish
Spanish form of Virgo.
Imada Japanese
From the Japanese 今 (ima) "now" and 田 (ta) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta) "many."
Banerjea Bengali
Different spelling of Banerjee.