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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Moniz Portuguese
From the medieval Portuguese first name Muhno.... [more]
Dowd English
Derived from the given name Doude.
Vilavong Lao
From Lao ວິລະ (vila) meaning "hero, brave, courage" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Stockhardt German
Nickname for a stiff person, from Stock "stick, staff, trunk" and hart "hard".
D'auréville French
Variant spelling of D'aureville.
Guiling Filipino, Maranao
Possibly from Maranao giling meaning "revolve, spin".
Klaes Frisian
From the given name Klaes.
Godley English
From the names of various places in England so named or similar, all derived from the Old English byname Goda 1 and leah "woodland, clearing".
Demiraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Demir" in Albanian.
Hashim Arabic, Urdu, Filipino, Tausug
From the given name Hashim.
Pallas German, Polish (Germanized)
Nickname for a small man, from Slavic palac 'thumb'.
Börjesson Swedish
Means "son of Börje".
St Clair French, English
From the place name St Clair
Alaa Arabic
Derived from the given name Ala 1.
Spargo Cornish
Cornish: habitational name from Higher or Lower Spargo, in the parish of Mabe, so named from Cornish spern ‘thorn bushes’ + cor ‘enclosure'.
Arino Japanese
Ari means "exist" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".
Subbiah Indian
Tamil Last Name
Vidler English
Either (i) from a medieval nickname based on Anglo-Norman vis de leu, literally "wolf-face"; or (ii) "violinist, fiddle player" (cf. Fiedler).
Kleinfeld German
Means "small field" in German
Celsius Swedish (Archaic), History
Latinized form of Högen "the mound" (Latin: celsus), the name of a vicarage in Ovanåker parish, Sweden. Celsius is a unit of measurement for temperature named for Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744).
Guttormsen Norwegian
Means "son of Guttorm" in Norwegian.
Van Deusen Dutch (Americanized)
Most likely an altered form of Van Deursen. Alternatively, could be a habitational name for someone from the German town of Deusen, north of Dortmund, in North Rhine-Westphalia near the Dutch border... [more]
Zhylenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian життя (zhyttya), meaning "life".
Barbăneagră Romanian
It literally means "black beard".
Misaki Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Ivanušić Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Busalacchi Italian
Means "father of Zallaq", from Arabic أَبُو‎ (abu) "father of" and الزلاق (zallaq) of unknown meaning, possibly related to the given name Salah 1 meaning "righteousness".
Isozaki Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Drakos Greek
From the Greek name Δρακων (Drakon) which means "dragon, serpent"
Tulum Yucatec Maya
Means "wall" in Mayan language.
Din Filipino, Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Lin primarily used in the Philippines.
Bucsis English (Canadian)
Perhaps of Hungarian origin, but the original surname is not known.
Kärkinen Finnish
Combination of Finnish kärki "peak, point, tip" and the common surname suffix -inen.
Kuroko Japanese (Rare)
Kuro means "black" and ko means "child, sign of the rat". ... [more]
Mehdi Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Derived from the given name Mehdi.
Reinlund Norwegian (Rare)
The last name didn't show up until the early 1900s. Only a few people in Norway and Finnland have this last name
Winkie English
For someone who came from Winkley.
Lavely French (Anglicized, ?)
Possibly an English variant of Lavallée.
Ó Cruimín Irish
It means the "descendant of Cruimín," which is derived from the word crom, meaning "bent," or "crooked."
Coulon French
From Old French colomb "pigeon" (from Latin columba) used as a metonymic occupational name for a breeder.
Caflisch Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family", in combination with Flisch.
Adrianov Russian
Means "son of Adrian".
Marzouq Arabic
From the given name Marzouq.
Milina Croatian, Serbian
passed down from generations
Auman Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano awom meaning "mole".
Tatasciore American, Italian
The surname Tatasciore is more commonly found in Italy than any other country or territory.
Nuur Arabic, Somali
From the given name Nuur.
Ahlschläger German
The Ahlschlager family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Ahlschlager families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 6 Ahlschlager families living in Iowa... [more]
Florêncio Portuguese
From the given name Florêncio
Acri Italian
Habitational name from a city in Cosenza province named Acri, derived from Ancient Greek ἄκρα (akra) meaning "peak, top, extremity" or "citadel overlooking a town".
Viigipuu Estonian
Viigipuu is an Estonian surname meaning "ficus tree".
Kurth German
From the given name Kurt
Satoki Japanese
Sato means "village, city" and ki means "wood, tree".
Bragança Portuguese
From the city of Bragança in Portugal. It's also the name of the Royal House that ruled Portugal from 1640 to 1910.
Liné French (Rare)
From Old French liné meaning "made of linen". This name was an occupational name for someone who weaved linen or was a linen merchant.
Carlander Swedish
Combination of the given name Karl or Swedish karl "man" and ander, from classical Greek andros, "man".
Feit German, Jewish
Variant of Veit. Also, nickname from Middle High German feit ‘adorned’, ‘pretty’ (the same word as French fait, Latin factus).
Esmond English
It was a name for a person who was of "grace" or "favourable protection". The surname Esmond originally derived from the Old English word Eastmund which referred to "grace".
Krechter German
Possibly derived from Krämer
Cypress English
Translation of German Zypress, a topographic name for someone living near a cypress tree or a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a cypress, Middle High German zipres(se) (from Italian cipressa, Latin cupressus), or possibly of any of various Greek family names derived from kyparissos ‘cypress’, as for example Kyparissis, Kyparissos, Kyparissiadis, etc.
Odland Norwegian
Habitational name from any of several farmsteads in Rogaland and Hordaland named Odland, from Old Norse Árland, a compound of á ‘small river’ (or another first element of uncertain origin) + land ‘land’, ‘farm’.
Gilberts English, Dutch
Derived from the given name Gilbert.
Partenheimer German
Habitational name for someone from Partenheim in Rheinhessen.
Macgrath Irish
First found in County Clare, on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times.... [more]
Vöö Estonian
Vöö is an Estonian surname meaning "belt".
Jusufović Bosnian
Means "son of Jusuf" in Bosnian.
Borchert German, English
Variant of Borchardt (see Burkhard).
Chips English (British)
Chips is a rare English (british) last name which is a nickname of Christopher and Charles
Klug German (Austrian)
First recorded in the early 14th century in present-day Austria (southeastern region of the Holy Roman Empire at that time). The surname was derived from the ancient Germanic word kluoc meaning "noble" or "refined".... [more]
Quill Irish
Quill or Quille is an anglicised version of the Irish surnames Ó Cuill, Coll, Coill, and O'Coill (Ó Coill), all of which mean wood, forest or shrub Hazel Tree... [more]
Oe Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大江 (see Ōe).
Overfelt English
Derived from the Old English "ofer," meaning "seashore," or "riverbank" and "felt" meaning "field".
Məsimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Məsim".
Sijbrandij Frisian
Comes from the Dutch name Sijbren which originates from the Roman Sybrandus
Aesoo Estonian
Aesoo is an Estonian surname possibly taken from the location of the village of the same name in Pärnu County.
Mcsmith Irish
A variant of McGowan with part translation.
Robey English
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Robert.
Achio Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly derived from the town, Achio, near Guadalajara in Mexico. The name itself is probably from the Nahuatl achio meaning "frequent".
Yekutieli Hebrew
From the given name Yekutiel.
Tokuyama Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 徳 meaning "Virtue" and 山 meaning "Mountain".
Custódio Portuguese
From the given name Custódio.
Nicolàs Catalan
From the given name Nicolàs.
Sabino Italian
From the given name Sabino
Goodenough English
From a medieval nickname probably applied either to someone of average abilities or to an easily satisfied person, from Middle English good "good" (from Old English god) and ynogh "enough"... [more]
Leuenberger German (Swiss)
Means "one who came from Löwenberg" in German.
Khachukaev Chechen
Meaning uncertain.
Perna Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from the dialectic word perna "leg", denoting someone with a deformed or missing leg, or a variant of Perla.
Hietamäki Finnish
Derived from hieta ("fine-sand") & mäki ("hill").
Jávor Hungarian
Means ''maple''.
Amadi Persian, Romanian, Italian, Maltese
Variant of Ahmadi common in Romania and Italy. It is typical of Malta.
Müllerleile German
Derived from Middle High German mülnære, müller meaning "miller" (see Müller), and the German given names Lawlin, Lauwelin and Lawelin, medieval diminutives of Nikolaus.
Haddad Arabic, Persian
Means "blacksmith, ironsmith" in Arabic.
Macjimpsey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish-Gaelic Mac Dhíomasaigh
De Rooij Dutch
Means "the red", derived from Dutch rood "red", a nickname for someone with red hair.
Safari Persian
From the given name Safar.
Rezwan Bengali
From the given name Rezwan.
Scobie Scottish
Means "person from Scobie", an unidentified place in Perth and Kinross ("thorny place"). A fictional bearer is Henry Scobie, the conscience-wracked and ultimately suicidal deputy commissioner of police in Graham Greene's West Africa-set novel 'The Heart of the Matter' (1948).
Novikovas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Novikov.
Gahi Filipino, Cebuano
Means "hard, stiff, tough" in Cebuano.
Guiles French
Of uncertain origin; it could be a variant of French Guill or of English Guile or Giles .
Castelnuovo Italian, Judeo-Italian
From Italian castello "castle" and nuovo "new".
Balandin Russian
From a nickname derived from Russian баланда (balanda) meaning "idle talk, nonsense".
Kortland Dutch
From any of the places in the Netherlands called Kortland, which means "short land."
Sebas French
From the given name Sébastien.
Pao Estonian
Pao is an Estonian surname, derived from "paotama", meaning "slightly open".
Gwynne Welsh
Means "white" or "blessed"
Maatta Italian
1 Southern Italian: from a feminine form of Matto .... [more]
Doerner German
Occupational name for a miller or mill worker.
Speller English
From the English Word
Posy English
Variant of Posey
Habeeb Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Habib.
Aak Estonian
Aak is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "aaker", meaning "acre".
Vain Estonian
Vain is an Estonian surname meaning "village common", or "village green".
Paganino Italian (Rare)
From the given name Paganino, or a diminutive of Pagano.
Guez Judeo-Spanish
Either derived from Hebrew גָּזַז (gazaz) meaning "to shear, to cut (hair)" or Arabic قزاز (qazzaz) meaning "silk merchant, sericulturist".
Druzhko Ukrainian, Russian
Means "friend", from Ukrainian and Russian друг (druh, drug) in a diminutive form.
Ruffini Italian
Derived from the given name Rufinus.
Jefcoat English
Means “Son of Geoffrey”.
Ranjbar Persian
Means "toiler, drudge" in Persian.
Bianchini Italian
Means "little white one"
Belleisle French
Name for someone from an island named Belle Isle, French for "beautiful island".
Makimura Japanese
Maki can mean (牧) "shepherd" and mura can be spelled like this (村) meaning "hamlet, village".
Zelaya Basque
From Basque Zelaia, a habitational or topographic name derived from zelai "field, meadow, prairie".
Ateeq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Atiq.
Jessie English
Possibly a variant of Jessey, an occupational name for someone making jesses (a short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry).
Treial Estonian
Treial is an Estonian surname meaning "turner".
Koivula Finnish
From Finnish koivu meaning "birch" and the suffix -la signifying a place.
Ikezono Japanese
Ike means "lake". Zono comes from Sono meaning "garden".
Nkata Kongo, Vili
From the Vili nkhata meaning “raffia palm”.
Tsuchida Japanese
From the Japanese 土 (tsuchi) "earth," "soil," 槌 (tsuchi) "mallet" or 津 (tsu) "harbour" and 知 (chi) "wisdom," "intellect" and 田 (da or ta) "rice paddy" or 多 (da or ta) "many."
Inga Italian, Spanish
Possibly from Sicilian inga "ink", an occupational name for a scribe. Alternatively, it could derive from the Germanic given name Inge.
Swartling Swedish
Swartling is a Swedish surname from Svartebo in Östergötaland. The family ware blacksmiths when the name was first adopted in the 1600s.
Aufderheide German
Topographic name for someone who lived on a heath, derived from German auf der heide literally meaning "on the heath".
Bol Dutch
Derived from the given name Baldo, a short form of names beginning with the element bald "bold, brave”.
Piras Sardinian
Means "pears", derived from Sardinian pira "pear".
Aaviste Estonian
Aaviste is an Estonian surname relating to "aspen".
Jehan French, Breton
From the medieval given name Jehan.
Frattini Italian
Probably from Italian frate "monk, friar; brother". May also be from a place name.
Ó Maolacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Maolachán".
Yakymenko Ukrainian
From the given name Yakym.
Mctraynor Irish
Extended form of Trainor.
Awa Japanese
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa) meaning "Awa", a former Japanese province in present-day Tokushima, Japan.
Tönz Romansh
Variant of Tenz.
Vares Estonian
Vares is Estonian surname meaning "crow".
al-Awlaki Arabic
Means "the Awlaki" in Arabic, referring to a person from the Awalik (عواليك) tribe of south Yemen.
Maverick English (Rare)
Surname notably borne by Texas lawyer, politician and land baron Samuel Maverick (1803-1870) to whom the word maverick was coined.
Gabino Spanish
From the given name Gabino.
Stanbury English
From the name of various places in England or similar, all derived from Old Norse steinn or Old English stan, both meaning "stone", and burg "fortress, fortification, citadel".
Camilleri Maltese, Italian
Derived from Italian cammelliere meaning "camel driver".
Kuhi Estonian
Kuhi is an Estonian surname meaning "pile" or "stack".
Imaoka Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Perche French
Derived from a former province of the south of Normandy, and extending into Orleanois.
Adoro Late Roman
Meaning "I Pray to". From Latin ad “to” + ōrō “I speak”
Lenders German
Variant of Lender.
Lugo Spanish
Galician and Spanish habitational name from Lugo, a city in Galicia. This was a Roman settlement under the name of Lucus Augusti ‘grove or wood of Augustus’, but that may have been no more than an adaptation of an earlier name derived from that of the Celtic god Lugos.
Szczepaniak Polish
Means "son of Szczepan".
Blondeau French
Diminutive of Blond.
Gielen Dutch, Low German
Patronymic from the given name Giel.
Vaiksoo Estonian
Vaiksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "quiet/still swamp".
Deady Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Déadaigh ‘descendant of Déadach’, a personal name apparently meaning ‘toothy’.
Peabody English, Popular Culture
From a nickname for someone who was haughty or dressed ostentatiously, from Middle English po "peacock, peafowl", and bodi "body" (see Peacock). Famous bearers of the name were American banker and philanthropist George Foster Peabody (1852-1932) and Mr... [more]
Mac Canann Irish
Means "son of CANÁN". Canán is a given name derived from the word cano "wolf cub".
Melkersson Swedish
Means "son of Melker".
Misakian Armenian
An Armenian surname meaning "descendant of Misak." Misak is the Armenian form of the Ancient Hebrew name Meshach.
Philbrick English (British)
English (southeastern): probably a habitational name from Felbrigg in Norfolk named with Old Norse fjǫl “board plank” + Old English brycg “bridge”.... [more]
Tammik Estonian
Tammik is an Estonian surname meaning "oak wood" and "oak forest".
Ufugusuku Okinawan
The Okinawan language reading of its kanji, meaning "big castle".
Apostolski Macedonian
Derived from apostol (апостол), meaning "apostle".
Glebov Russian
Means "son of Gleb".
Almonte Spanish
From a place between Huelva and Sevilla. Means "the mountain".
Ōtsutsuki Popular Culture
This surname is used as 大筒木 with 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) "large, big," 筒 (tou, tsutsu) meaning "cylinder, gun barrel, pipe, sleeve, tube" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Wakabayashi Japanese
From Japanese 若 (waka) meaning "young" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".
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]
Erratzuriz Basque (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a farmhouse in Baztan, Navarre, derived from Basque erratz "broom (plant), Spanish broom" and zuri "white" with the toponymic suffix -iz.
Abakumov Russian
Means "son of Abakum".
Koh Korean
Alternate romanization of Ko.
Nez Navajo
Nez = Tall. One of the most prevalent family names on the Navajo reservation.
Gertsch German (Swiss)
From a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with gēr meaning ‘spear’, ‘lance’.
Malach Hebrew, Jewish
From the Hebrew word מלאך (mal'akh) "messenger, angel". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Camus Basque
From the name of a location in Bermeo, Vizcaya (or Biscay), a Basque region in Spain.
Sanemune Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 実宗 or 實宗 (see Samune).
Floberg Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin. Could possibly be combination of flo, an unexplained element (but probably either ornamental or locational), and berg "mountain", or a habitational name from a place so named.
Lars Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), German
Patronymic from the given name Lars.
Rentería Spanish
Castilianized variant of Basque Errenteria, the name of two towns in Gipuzkoa and Biscay provinces, Basque Country. Means "customs" in Spanish.
Miramontes Spanish
Looker of mountains.
Braley English (American)
A New England variant spelling of Brailey. French: from a diminutive of Brael, from Old French braiel, a belt knotted at the waist to hold up breeches; presumably an occupational name for a maker of such belts... [more]
Arend American
From the given name AREND.
Star Slovene
From Slovenian star "old, aged" (see Stare).
Adap Filipino, Maranao
Means "in front of, before" in Maranao.
Uy Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Huang primarily used in the Philippines.
Nectaria Romanian
Feminine version of Nectarie, Greek saint-St.Nectarie from Egina. In Romanian this means "the juice of flowers". Nectaire is probably of the same derivation as the English word "nectar". This is the etymology of nectar (from http://www.etymonline.com/) from negtar > nogalon... [more]
Reda Arabic
From the given name Ridha.
Kasselmann German
Combination of the German place name Kassel (or Cassel) and German Mann "man".