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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Chinouriri Shona
Believed to be from a local dialect, interpretations of the name could be resilience or strength.
Belgo Brazilian
Possibly derived from Latin belga "Belgian, person from Belgium".
Aksamit Polish
Means "velvet" in Polish.
Abdallah Arabic
From the given name Abd Allah.
Kan Khmer
Means "hold, carry, sustain, support" in Khmer.
Ihnacienka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Ignatenko.
Beaufoy French (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Beaufay. Known bearers of this surname include the English astronomer and physicist Mark Beaufoy (1764-1827) and the British screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (b... [more]
Liotta Italian
Variant form of Leotta. A famous bearer was American actor Ray Liotta (1954-2022).
Kazanjian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազանչյան (see Ghazanchyan).
Grigahcine Berber (Rare, ?)
Meaning unknown, perhaps of Kabyle origin. A known bearer is DJ Snake, who was born William Grigahcine (1986-), an Algerian-French musician.
Brisbane Scottish
Nickname derived from Old French bris(er) meaning "to break" and Old English ban meaning "bone". The sense of this hybrid name is not clear; it may have been used for someone crippled by a broken bone or for a violent man who broke other people’s bones.
Woolard English
from the Middle English personal name Wolfward (Old English Wulfweard from wulf "wolf" and weard "guard").
Matias Filipino, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Czech (Americanized)
Spanish (Matías), Portuguese, and Dutch: from the personal name (see Matthew).... [more]
Schermerhorn Dutch
From Schermerhorn, the name of a village in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, derived from Dutch schermer meaning "fencer" and hoorn meaning "horn". It was borne by the Dutch politician Willem "Wim" Schermerhorn (1894-1977), a Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
Hasudera Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蓮 (hasu) meaning "lotus, nelumbo nucifera" and 寺 (dera), the joining form of 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".
Dmytryshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro" or "son of Dmytriy".
Crastan Romansh
Derived from the given name Christian.
Alfredo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Alfredo.
Biswas Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa) meaning "trust, confidence, faith".
O'Quinn Irish
Anglicized form of O'Coinn.
Atanesian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աթանեսյան (see Atanesyan).
Csóka Hungarian
From Hungarian meaning "jackdaw".
Fallahi Persian
Derived from Arabic فلاح (fallah) meaning "farmer, peasant".
Kawatani Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and tani means "valley".
Langit Filipino, Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano
Means "heaven, sky" in several languages.
Del Sol Spanish
Means "of the sun" in Spanish.
Metsamaa Estonian
Metsamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "forest land".
Rohrsen German
Unknown source.
Branagan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Branagáin.
Aritzala Basque (Rare)
From the name of a municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque haritz "oak tree" and ala "pasture, meadow".
Panzeri Italian
Either a nickname from Italian pancia "belly, paunch", referring to someone with a prominent belly (see Panza), or an occupational name for someone who manufactured girdles and armour, from panciere "corset, girdle; paunce (armour covering the belly)", ultimately from the same root.
Austinson English
Means "son of Austin".
Schicklgruber German (Austrian)
This was the surname of Maria Schicklgruber (April 15, 1795 - January 7, 1847), the grandmother of Adolf Hitler.
Herlihy Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó hIarfhlatha "descendant of Iarfhlaith", a personal name meaning literally "lord of the west".
Valgemäe Estonian
Valgemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "white hill".
Akutagawa Japanese
Akuta (芥) means "mustard", kawa (川) means "river", kawa changes to gawa due to rendaku. Notable bearers of this surname are Ryuunosuke Akutagawa (芥川龍之介), a Japanese writer and Ryuunosuke Akutagawa from Bungou Stray dogs who shares the same name.
Smiley Scots, English
From elements small and lea meaning "a small clearing" or as a nickname may refer to a person of happy disposition known for smiling.
Makó Hungarian
From a pet form of the given name Makár or Mátyás.
Pedajas Estonian
Pedajas is an Estonian surname meaning "pine".
Zrnić Serbian
Derivative of Serbian tribal name located in Ozrinići, Montenegro.
De Liniers French
This indicates familial origin within the Poitevin commune of Liniers.
Micaelsson Swedish
Means "son of Micael".
Obama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".
Delage French
From the dialect word age "hedge" for someone who lived by a hedge or from the various places in France called L'Age.
Plumley English
Meaning "plum-tree wood or clearing" from the Old English words plume and leah.
Pae Korean
Alternate romanization of Bae.
Tollefsen Norwegian
From a patronymic from Tollef, a variant of Torleiv, from Old Norse þorleifr (see Torleif).
Panella Italian
From the name of a kind of fritter or pancake made with chickpea powder. Could be an occupational name for a baker, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a yellowish complexion. Alternatively, can be a diminutive form of Pane.
Garde French
from Old French garde "watch", "protection"; an occupational name for someone who kept watch or guard, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a vantage point or watchtower.
Balkema Frisian
Frisian variant of Baldwin
Ichibagase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番ヶ瀬 or 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Brayton English
Derived from the Old Norse name breithr meaning "broad", or the Old Norse personal name Breithi, combined with the Old English suffix tun meaning "town, farmstead".
Akahira Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Thulin Swedish
Meaning uncertain. Possibly derived from thule, an ancient Greek and Roman term for an area in northern Europe which some believe to be the Nordic countries.
Capri Italian
habitational name for someone from Capri the island in the Bay of Naples.
Josefsson Swedish
Means "son of Josef" in Swedish.
Keopaseuth Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ​ປະ​ເສີດ (paseuth) meaning "excellent, magnificent".
Rusch Low German
Derived from Middle Low German rusch "quick, rash, hasty; unkempt", this was a nickname for a quick or unkempt, unrefined person.
Tano Japanese
From 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".
Bharucha Indian (Parsi)
Refers to the city of Bharuch in Gujarat, India, which is thought to be derived from the name of a figure in Hindu mythology.
Yasumatsu Japanese
Yasu means "relax, peaceful, cheap, inexpensive" and matsu means "pine, fir tree".
Thorson Norwegian (Americanized), Swedish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Swedish Thorsson or Norwegian Thorsen.
Baraban Ukrainian
Means "drum" in Ukrainian.
Käis Estonian
Käis is an Estonian surname meaning "sleeve".
Dilan Filipino, Ilocano
Filipino from the filipine islands
Carveth English
From the village of Carveth, from Cornish Karvergh meaning "fort of horses".
Tawil Arabic
Means "tall" in Arabic.
Eduardo Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Eduardo.
Liddington English, Scottish (Rare)
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. "of Liddington", a parish in Rutland, near Uppingham; a parish in Wiltshire, near Swindon.
Saifullah Arabic
From the given name Saifullah.
Strangeways English
Means "person from Strangeways", Greater Manchester ("strong current").
Marceau French
From the given name Marcel.
Piech Polish, German (Austrian)
From a diminutive form of Peter.
Spoor English, Dutch
From Middle Dutch and Middle English spoor "spur", an occupational name for a maker or seller of spurs.
Corte Dutch (Surinamese)
From Middle Dutch cort "short".
Kitashirakawa Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north", 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Khuất Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Qu, from Sino-Vietnamese 屈 (khuất).
Usop Filipino, Maguindanao
From the given name Yusuf.
Chenoweth Cornish
Topographic name from Cornish chi "house" and nowydh "new", essentially meaning "new house" in Cornish.
Dinwiddie Scottish
Habitational name from Dinwoodie near Dumfries. The place name is first recorded in 1296 in the form Dinwithie/Dunwythye and is probably named with British words that are ancestors of Welsh din meaning “forest” + gwydd meaning “shrubs, bushes.”
Knös Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the name of a farm named Knorren or Knörren in Sweden whose name is unexplained but possibly taken from Swedish knusa "to crush, to crumble". Knös coincides with the Swedish word knös meaning "rich person", but the surname existed before the vocabulary word appeared in the Swedish language.
Huff German
From the Germanic personal name Hufo, a short form of a compound name formed with hug "heart, mind, spirit" as the first element.
Limon Spanish
An occupational name for a grower or seller of the fruit.
Yiğitoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Yiğit".
Meister German, Swiss
Means "Master" in German.
Makonnen Eastern African, Amharic
Derived from the given name Makonnen.
Hedrick German (Americanized)
This name has a very obscure origin. With the name being of German origin but with notably more people living in England. It means, "Combatant ruler/Ruler of the heathland
Hintgen Luxembourgish
Appeared in Luxembourg in 1698 in an area around Bertrange and Strassen. there are Hentgens there yet today.
Engstrøm Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Engström.
Räuber German, German (Swiss)
German, Swiss German: derogatory nickname, from Middle High German roubære ‘robber’, ‘bandit’, ‘highwayman’ (from roub, roup ‘booty’, ‘spoils’).
Rothberg German
From the elements rot "red" and berg "mountain" meaning "red mountain". Variant of Rothenberg.
Söğüt Turkish
Means "willow" in Turkish.
Ashcroft English
English (chiefly Lancashire) topographic name from Middle English æsc ‘ash tree’ + croft ‘enclosure’, or a habitational name from a minor place named with these elements.
Treisalt Estonian
Treisalt is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "treima (turn)" and "salto (somersault)".
Mroziński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Mrozy.
Boom Dutch
From Old Dutch bom "tree", a nickname for someone tall or robust, or a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a notable tree. It could also be an occupational name for someone who operated a boom barrier
Adélàjá Yoruba
Means "the crown settles the dispute, royalty resolves conflict" from adé meaning "crown" combined with la meaning "settle, resolve" and ja meaning "fight, conflict".
Futamura Japanese
From Japanese 二 (futa) meaning "two" or 双 (futa) meaning "pair", and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
Billingsly English
Habitational name from a place in Shropshire named Billingsley, from Old English Billingesleah, probably 'clearing (Old English leah) near a sword-shaped hill'
Lo Re Italian
Palermo,Sicily,Italy
Zeynalov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Zeynal".
Lenkeit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) surname.... [more]
Guerrer Catalan
It literally means "warrior".
Arrue Basque
Derived from Basque arro "ravine, basin, hollow" and the toponymic suffix -une.
Toomre Estonian
Toomre is an Estonian surname derived from "toompuu", meaning "Prunus".
Feinman German, Jewish
Nickname for a fine person, derived from either Middle High German fīn meaning "fine, elegant, cultivated" or German fein and Yiddish fayn meaning "fine, excellent", combined with man.
Mccluske Irish
Irish: Variant of McCluskey
Abbaszadeh Persian
Means "born of Abbas" in Persian.
Iwatani Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Clowney Scottish
Probably a variant of Cluny or Clunie.
Alirezaei Persian
From the given name Alireza.
Owara Japanese
Variant of Ohara.
Settle English
From the town of Settle in Yorkshire, England.
Natok Circassian
Derived from Adyghe натӏэ (nāṭă) meaning "forehead" combined with къу (q°) meaning "man, male".
Barroeta Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque berro "bramble, thicket, bush" and the toponymic suffix -eta "place of, abundance of".
Nuttall English
English: habitational name from some place named with Old English hnutu ‘nut’ + h(e)alh ‘nook’, ‘recess’. In some cases this may be Nuthall in Nottinghamshire, but the surname is common mainly in Lancashire, and a Lancashire origin is therefore more likely... [more]
Cuomo Italian
Derived from a shortened form of Cuosëmo (or Cuosimo), a Neapolitan variant of the Italian given name Cosimo.
Manu Western African, Akan
Means "second-born child" in Akan.
Yarchi Hebrew
From Hebrew יָרֵחַ (yareach), meaning "moon".
Elshout Dutch
Means "alder wood" in Dutch.
Frusciante Italian
Derived from the Italian adjective frusciante meaning "rustling, swishing, whishing", which itself is derived from the Italian verb frusciare meaning "to rustle, to swish, to whish". The surname had probably started out as a nickname for someone who made a rustling or whishing sound whenever they walked, which was probably caused by the clothes that they were wearing (in that the clothes must have been made of a certain fabric that is prone to making some noise when touched in any way).... [more]
Prestwood English
habitational name from any of several places called from Middle English prest priest "priest" and wode "wood" (Old English preost wudu) meaning "dweller by the priest's wood"
Arumets Estonian
Arumets is an Estonian surname meaning "grassland/dry upland meadow forest".
Crascì Sicilian
From Sicilian craxi, an obsolete word meaning "wine", ultimately from Ancient Greek κρᾶσις (krasis) "mixture, blending".
Esmaeeli Persian
From the given name Esmail.
Hakk Estonian
Hakk is an Estonian surname meaning "stack".
Glad Swedish
Swedish soldier name meaning "happy". ... [more]
Igartua Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous locality in the municipality of Gatika.
Maccarone Italian
from maccaroni "macaroni" (or in northern Italy "gnocco") perhaps applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of pasta or in the North as a nickname for a silly or foolish person.
Malmström Swedish
Combination of Swedish malm "ore" and ström "stream".
Orbison English
From a village in Lincolnshire, England originally called Orby and later Orreby that is derived from a Scandinavian personal name Orri- and the Scandinavian place element -by which means "a farmstead or small settlement."
Nater German (Swiss)
Derived from Middle High German nâtaere "tailor; furrier".
Schoene German
German (Schöne): variant of Schoen 1.
Bläsi Romansh
Derived from the given name Blasius.
Dondo Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 闐々 (dondo), from ドンド (dondo), an onomatopoeic word for sounds of thuds and bangs, referring to a water gate; to a person working at one.... [more]
Stroh English, German
Means "straw" when translated from German, indicating a thin man, a person with straw-colored hair, or a dealer of straw.
Cadurisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Durisch.
Ool Estonian
Ool is an Estonia surname, possibly a corruption of "õlu", meaning "ale"; or "all", meaning "below".
Moneypenny English
Probably from a medieval nickname for a rich person or a miser. A fictional bearer is Miss Moneypenny, secretary to M (the head of MI6) in the James Bond novels of Ian Fleming and in the films based on them.
Eras Spanish
From the medieval personal name Egas, probably of Visigothic origin. This surname is very rare in Spain; it is found mainly in Ecuador... [more]
Filimon Romanian, Russian, Greek
From the given name Filimon.
Malinov Bulgarian, Russian
From Bulgarian and Russian малина (malina) meaning "raspberry", probably indicating a person who lived near a raspberry bush.
Levy Jewish
Variant of Levi.
Bataille French
nickname for a bellicose man from bataille "battle" (from Latin battalia) or a habitational name from (La) Bataille the name of several places in France all named as the site of a battle in former times... [more]
Haydaroğlu Turkish
Means "son of Haydar".
Reus Dutch
Means "giant" in Dutch, a nickname for a big man.
Wriothesley English (British)
Name is of unknown origin, deriving from older Wrotteslega, who were a family that held estates in Staffordshire in the late 1100s. Possibly a combination of wrot "snout" and leah "meadow, cleaning", suggesting it's origin as a pig farm.
Spens Scottish
Variant of Spence.
Rockford English
An altered spelling of English Rochford; alternatively it may be an Americanized form of French Rochefort or Italian Roccaforte.
Thianthong Thai
From Thai เทียน (thian) meaning "candle" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Nears English
French in origin, it is derived from the word "Noir," which is the equivalent of the English word "Black." It could have referred to a person with dark features, hair, or perhaps even one who was thought to engage in nafarious, or "dark," deeds.
Wickramarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වික්‍රමරත්න (see Wickramaratne).
Özlü Turkish
Means "succinct, concise" in Turkish.
Hanon Irish, Walloon, French
Variant of Hannon. Borne by French pianist Charles-Louis Hanon.
Howardson English
Means "Son of Howard".
De Kempenaer Dutch
Means "the one from Kempen" in Dutch.
Czibor Hungarian
Hungarian surname derived from the Slavic given name Ctibor. The Hungarian soccer player Zoltán Czibor (1929-1997) was a famous bearer of this name.
Cahué Spanish
Variant of Cahuet.
Sassano Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 颯々 (sassa), sound- and script-changed from 颯爽 (sassō) meaning "gallant; jaunty" and 野 (no) meaning "field; plain", referring to a stately person who traveled to the fields.
Tersoo Tiv
Means, "father's love". Has its history from Tiv origin. Its a common name amongst the Tiv people of Nigeria.
Aimre Estonian
Aimre is an Estonian surname derived from "aim" meaning "idea" or "inkling".
Capaul Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Paul.
Van Der Loop Dutch
From Dutch loop "course, duration; river course", a topographical name for someone who lived by a waterway, in particular a waterway called De Loop in North Brabant.
Widegren Swedish
Combination of Swedish vide "willow" and gren "branch".
Cronholm Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish krona (from Latin corona) meaning "crown" and holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island".
Caton English
Variant of Cayton or Keeton.
Grushkin Russian
From grushka, meaning "pear tree".
Giustino Italian
From the given name Giustino
Narita Japanese
From 成 (nari) meaning "become", and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy".
Akkuş Turkish
Means "white bird" from Turkish ak meaning "white" and kuş meaning "bird".
Petronio Italian
From the given name Petronio.
Sikander Urdu
Derived from the given name Sikander.
Jon Korean
Alternate romanization of Chon. Chiefly used in North Korea.
Crichton English, Scottish
Variant of Creighton. It could also in some cases be an anglicized form of Dutch Kruchten.
Eshaq Persian
From the given name Eshaq.
Jia Chinese
From Chinese 甲 (jiǎ) meaning "one, first", also referring to an ancient fief or small state named Jia located in what is now either Henan or Hebei province.
Morigi Italian
Possibly a variant of Morici, or perhaps derived from Lombardic morigiö "little mouse".
Yzeiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Yzeir" in Albanian.
Al-haj Arabic
Variant of Haj.