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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Wijesiriwardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේසිරිවර්ධන (see Wijesiriwardana).
Schoenwetter German
German (Schönwetter): nickname for someone with a happy disposition, from Middle High German schœn ‘beautiful’, ‘fine’, ‘nice’ + wetter ‘weather’.
Ris French (Huguenot)
Surname of unknown meaning.
Macro Italian
Possibly a variant of Magro.
Rünne Estonian
Rünne is an Estonian surname meaning both "attack" and "to make inroads into something".
Cooray Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Correia.
Kühn German, Jewish
Variant of Kuhn or from German kühn meaning "daring, audacious". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Simkin Jewish
Means "son of Simke", Simke being a diminutive of the Yiddish feminine name Sime (from Hebrew Simcha, literally "joy").
Beddoes Welsh
“This name derives from Old Welsh name and patronymic surname “Morgetuid / Margetiud”, composed of two elements: “mere” (great, splendid) plus “iudd” (lord). As a personal name the origins are lost in the mists of time but it is certainly pre Roman, however the modern use of the name is commonly taken from Merdydd ap Bleddyn, prince of Powys who died in 1132... [more]
Pulkkinen Finnish
Derived from Germanic volk meaning "people".
Mahan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mahon.
Külper German
German cognate of Culpeper.
Xayavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Sayavong.
Bagci Turkish (Rare)
Bagci translated into English means vigneron, a vigneron is a person who cultivates grapes for winemaking. Originated in the 1920s in Turkey after the Balkan wars
Pavlić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".
Bartochowski Polish
This indicates familial origin with the village of Bartochów.
Əhmədzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ahmadzadeh.
Nadolny Polish, Jewish, Sorbian
Topographic name from Polish nadól, Sorbian nadol "downwards", denoting someone who lived lower down in a village on a slope, or on relatively low-lying ground.
Severn English
From the name of the River Severn, which is of unknown meaning. The Severn is Great Britain's longest river, flowing from Wales through much of western England to the Bristol Channel. It is one of Britain’s most ancient river names, recorded as early as the 2nd century AD in the form Sabrina; its original meaning may have been "slow-moving" or "boundary".
Canterbury English
Habitational name from Canterbury in Kent, named in Old English as Cantwaraburg "fortified town (burgh) of the people (wara) of Kent".
Räim Estonian
Räim is an Estonian surname meaning "Baltic herring".
Uuspere Estonian
Uuspere is an Estonian surname meaning "new family".
Sudō Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".
Carpenito Italian
This surname derives from a person who had worked as a "carpenter".
Burchfield English
From the name of various places in England called Birchfield, all derived from Old English bierce "birch tree" and feld "field". Essentially an English cognate of German Birkenfeld.
Anzaldo Italian
Variation of Ansaldo.
Kulasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Kreith Upper German
Topographic name from Middle High German geriute meaning “land cleared for farming.”
Kiggins Irish, Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Mag Uiginn and variant of Higgins.
Schnee German, Jewish, Alsatian
from German schnee "snow" Middle High German sne sneo a nickname for someone with white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion... [more]
Odtojan Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano udtohan meaning "noon, zenith".
Vilbas Estonian
Vilbas is an Estonians surname meaning "babbler".
Blythin Welsh
Recorded as Blethin, Bleythin, Bleything, Blythin, and others, this is a surname which has Welsh royal connections. It derives from the Ancient British personal name "Bleddyn," translating as the son of Little Wolf... [more]
Corpuz Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Corpus primarily used in the Philippines.
Toyota Japanese
From Japanese 豊 (toyo) meaning "bountiful, luxuriant" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Bierbaum German
German: topographic name for someone who lived by a pear tree, Middle Low German berbom. Compare Birnbaum.
Megas Greek
It means great in Greek.
Luyimbazi Eastern African
This name is given to males belonging to 'Nkima' (Monkey) clan in Buganda kingdom, Uganda.
Quimpo Filipino
From Hokkien 金舖 (kim-phò͘) meaning "gold shop" or 金寳 (kim-pó) meaning "golden treasure".
Hosoyama Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, fine, narrow" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Pepys English
From the medieval personal name Pepis, a form of Old French Pepin, brought into England by the Normans. It may have been based on an earlier nickname meaning "awesome"... [more]
Bondoc Pampangan, Tagalog
From Kapampangan bunduk or Tagalog bundok both meaning "mountain".
Boase Indian
Variant of Bose.
Dio Italian
Means God in Italian. It was born as a stage name by Ronnie James Dio (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), an American Heavy Metal Musician.
Darton English
Derived from the location name of Darton, a village on the River Dearne near Barnsley in South Yorkshire, UK.
Sabir Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Sabir.
Jaanimägi Estonian
Jaanimägi is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaan's (Jaan is a masculine give name) mountain".
Glock German
Meant "person who lives by a church bell-tower or in a house with the sign of a bell", "bell-ringer" or "town crier" (German Glocke "bell"). It was borne by Sir William Glock (1908-2000), a British music administrator.
Seabright English
Derives from the Old English name Sæbeorht from sæ meaning "sea" and beorht meaning "bright". Related to Seabert.
Lagundzin Serbian (Rare)
Believe also spelling as Lagundzija
Bilsland Scottish
From a place near Kilmaurs in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Allegedly a combination of Bil and land "farm, land, property".
Wallbaum German, Jewish
Either a topographic name from Low German walbom "walnut tree" derived from wal "walnut" and boum "tree"... [more]
Erdene Mongolian
Meaning "jewel" or "treasure".
Grove German
Form of Grob.
Joaquín Spanish
From the given name Joaquín.
Dobashi Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Yovel Hebrew
Means "jubilee" or "anniversary" in Hebrew, usually refers to a 50 years anniversary.
Nahksep Estonian
A surname drived from an occupational name meaning, "leatherworker".
Frantz German
Name given to a free man.
Tivadar Hungarian
From the given name Tivadar.
Mérida Spanish
habitational name from the city of Mérida in Badajoz province... [more]
Criado Portuguese, Spanish
Occupational name from criado ‘servant’.
Morioka Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Iniesta Spanish
Habitational name from places called Iniesta in the province of Cuenca, in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. The Spanish former soccer player Andrés Iniesta (1984-) is a well-known bearer of this surname.
Pholyiam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พลเยี่ยม (see Phonyiam).
Yamamura Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Scheetz German
Anglicized version of the German surname, Schütz, "archer," "yeoman," "protect."
Somwong Thai
From Thai สม (som) meaning "worthy, suitable" and วงศ์ or วงษ์ (wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty".
Vincente English, Italian
English variant of Vincent 1, otherwise from the given name Vincente
Lauth German
Variant of Laut
Nix German
Derived from Middle High German nickes "water sprite, elf, demon".
Solaire French
Means "solar" in French
Ōmura Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Chai Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 翟 (see Zhai).
Louisi French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Derived from the given name Louis.
Cagney Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Caingnigh meaning "descendant of Caingneach", a given name meaning "pleader, advocate". A famous bearer was American actor and dancer James Cagney (1899-1986).
Wolken German
Surname derived from a diminutive of the given name Wolter, a Low German form of Walter.... [more]
Vetrano Italian
The name originates from Italy, mainly Sicily. It means "old man veteran", other times it means "faithful, loyal".
Coppersmith English, German (Americanized)
Occupational name for someone who is a maker of copper goods. Sometimes it is an Americanized form of German Kupferschmidt.
Zhytomyrets Ukrainian (Rare)
Means "a resident of Zhytomyr".
Matthieu French
From the given name Matthieu.
Surzhyk Ukrainian
From the language surzhyk (суржик), name for mixed language with Ukrainian and another language (commonly Russian or Polish).
Eissa Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Isa 1.
Hafez Arabic
Derived from the given name Hafiz.
Ergma Estonian
Ergma is an Estonian surname derived from "ergama", meaning "glow" and "radiate".
Tatischeff French, Russian, English
Best known as the actual full surname of Jacques Tati.
Adalson English
English surname meaning "Son of all"
Riggins Irish
An Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin ("son of Riagán") derived from the Irish personal name Riagán (Anglicized as Ryan).
Ketchell English
Derived from the Ancient Scandinavian name Ketill
Yeh Chinese
Variant romanization of Ye.
Tuquib Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tukib meaning "well-defined, detailed, complete".
Noor Estonian
Noor is an Estonian surname meaning "young".
Songkhla Thai
Clipped form of Thai na Songkhla and written สงขลา.
Murphey Irish
Variant of Murphy
Maher Irish (Rare)
The originally spelling was "O'Meachair" which means the 'kindly' or the 'generous'. The Maher family resided in the O'Carrol... [more]
Perevodchik Russian
Means "translator" in Russian.
Mays English
Variant of Mayes.
Roosnupp Estonian
Roosnupp is an Estonian surname meaning "rosebud".
Slimi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Slim.
Ahlborn German
From the old personal name Albern, from Germanic adal meaning "noble" and boran meaning "born".
Abbaspoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian عباس‌پور (see Abbaspour).
Jardin French, English
Derived from Old French jardin meaning "enclosure, garden", hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a garden or a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked as a gardener.
Kalynyak Ukrainian
From Ukrainian калина (kalyna), meaning "guelder rose".
Van Slingerland Dutch
Habitational name from a place so called in Overijssel.
Taras Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian
From the given name Taras.
Zoldan Italian
Derived from the toponym Zoldo in Belluno, Italy.
Zaldibar Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Biscay, Basque Country, derived from Basque zaldi "horse" and ibar "valley". Alternatively, the first element could instead be zaldu "wood, copse, forest".
Ragusa Italian
Habitational name from Ragusa in Sicily, or from the ancient city of Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast of Croatia (Italian name Ragusa).
Lannister Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for his series A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019). The Lannisters are the wealthiest family in Westeros... [more]
Demircan Turkish
From Turkish demir meaning "iron" and can meaning "soul".
Discipulo Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish discípulo meaning "disciple."
Jaunzemis Latvian
Means "Of the new land".
Ferhatović Bosnian
Means "son of Ferhat".
Valério Portuguese
From the given name Valério.
Aomine Japanese
Written 青嶺 (青 ao, meaning "blue") (嶺 mine, meaning "peak"). It is the surname of a character in the anime/manga Kuroko no Basket.
Haldane English, Scottish
From an old personal name, Old Norse Halfdanr, Old Danish Halfdan, Anglo-Scandinavian Healfdene, meaning ‘half-Dane’.
Külm Estonian
Külm is an Estonian surname meaning "cold" or "chilly".
Wiedemann German
Variation of Wideman.
Wohl German, Yiddish
Meaning "pleasant" in both Middle German and Ashkenazic Yiddish
Arimoto Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "exist, have, possess" and 元 (moto) meaning "foundation, basis, origin" or 本 (moto) meaning "source, root, base, origin".
Kyrylenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Kyrylo".
Bhuyan Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Means "landlord, chieftain", derived from Sanskrit भूमि (bhumi) meaning "earth, soil".
Sōma Japanese
From Japanese 相 (sō) meaning "appearance" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".
Imberi German (Swiss)
It comes from Stuttgart Germany from the late 1800s. Then the name moved to a small village outside of Odessa Ukraine, in my family at least.
Boyo Nigerian
Originated from the Itsekiri tribe of the Warri Kingdom and literally translates to "he came with royalty".
Seabridge English
It means "sea bridge".
Iaiche Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic يعيش (see Yaiche).
Fatehi Persian
From the given name Fateh.
Akimaru Japanese
Aki can mean "bright, luminous" or "autumn". Maru means "circle, round".
Aizawa Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Jeske German, Polish
Derived from a pet form of the given name Johannes.
Agishin Russian
variant of Ageyev, also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
Archuleta Spanish, English
Castilianized form of Basque Aretxuloeta, a topographic name meaning "oak hollow".
Bingel German
A topographic name derived from a diminutive of Middle High German binge, which means "depression", "ditch", or "pit". May also be derived from pingel, which is a Westphalian nickname for a pedantic person.
Weissmann German, Jewish
Means "white man" in German, a variant of Weiss combined with the suffix man.
Kreit Upper German
Topographic name from Middle High German geriute meaning “land cleared for farming”
Aleena Ancient Greek
This name was inspired by the greek name "Alina" and is used in places like Turkiye
Abeywardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවර්ධන (see Abeywardana).
Highmore English
From Old English hēah meaning "high" and mōr meaning "moor, marsh".
Viires Estonian
Viires is an Estonian surname meaning "tern".
Ahmadinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Ahmad" in Persian. This surname is borne by former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956-).
Samararathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරරත්න (see Samararatne).
Fassbender German
Occupational name for a maker of keg barrels.
Jurauskas Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Jurowski.
Cheyne English, Scottish
Habitational name ultimately derived from Old French chesne "oak (tree)".
Finstad Norwegian
Means "Finn's farmstead", from the given name Finn 2 and Old Norse staðr "farmstead, dwelling". This was the name of several farms in Norway.
Ridout English
A variant of the other surname Rideout.
Wijekumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Andriyenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Andriy".
Hiroyasu Japanese
Hiro means "broad, wide, spacious" and yasu means "cheap, peace, relax".
Elsworth English
Variant spelling of Ellsworth.
Soulik Micronesian
Named after the traditional title of chiefs on Pohnpei.
Wen Chinese
From Chinese 温 (wēn) meaning "warm", also referring to any of several territories that were called Wen, namely an ancient state that existed during the Zhou dynasty.
Lande French, Norwegian, Jewish
French: topographic name for someone living on a heath, lande (from Gaulish landa ‘space’, ‘land’), or a habitational name from any of numerous minor places named La Lande from this word.... [more]
Mortlock English
Habitational name denoting someone from Mortlake, Surrey, or from Mortlach, Banff. Mortlake could mean either "Morta’s meadow", from the byname Morta and Old English lag "wet pasture, marshy field", or "salmon stream", from mort "young salmon" and lacu "stream, pool"... [more]
Kusuda Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Kovaleski Belarusian
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kovali in Belarus, or perhaps Kavoliai in Lithuania, named with a derivative of kavalj meaning "smith".
Ademaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Adem" in Albanian.
Heimisdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Heimir" in Icelandic.
Tuule Estonian
Tuule is an Estonian surname (and feminine given name) meaning "calm".
Bertin French
From the given name Bertin a diminutive of the ancient Germanic personal name Berhto a short form of various compound names formed with berht "bright famous".
Briscoe English
From any of the various places of this name or similar, derived from Old Norse bretar "Briton, Welsh" or birki "birch" and skógr "forest, wood".
Õige Estonian
Õige is an Estonian surname meaning "true" or "accurate".
Joy Bengali
From the given name Joy.
Le Pen Breton
Le Pen is a Breton surname meaning "the head", "the chief" or "the peninsula".
Trumpet English
From the English word trumpet which is an instrument.
Borders English
Americanization of surname Bader. Forefathers who were Hessian soldiers during the American revolution.
Dallimore English
An English surname probably derived from the French de la mare, meaning "of the sea", though some contend that "mare" springs from the English word moor. This surname probably arose after the Norman conquest of Britain.
Pechanec Czech
Pronounced /Pe-khan-nets/... [more]
Matteo Italian
From the given name Matteo.
Nigul Estonian
Nigul is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); from the given name "Nigul/Nigulas", a variant of "Nicholas".
Granados Spanish
Occupational name for a grower or seller of pomegranates, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a pomegranate tree, from granado "pomegranate tree" (cf. GARNETT).
Demirbaş Turkish
Means "fixture, stock" in Turkish.
Bitterman English, German
Name given to a person who was bitter.
Girgenti Italian, Sicilian
Habitational name for someone from Agrigento in Sicily which was called Girgenti until 1927.
Mohammadpour Persian
Means "descendant of Mohammad" in Persian.
Agojo Tagalog
From Tagalog aguho referring to a type of flowering tree (scientific name Casuarina equisetifolia).
Almoguera Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Zyrin Russian
Derived from Russian зырянин (zyryanin) or зыря (zyrya) meaning "Komi, Zyrian". This may have been a nickname for someone who looked like a person of this ethnic group.
Pačariz Bosnian
Derived from Turkish "paçariz" meaning "damage, difficulty, or mess" ... [more]
Yong Chinese
From Chinese 雍 (yōng) either referring the ancient state of Yong, located in what is now Henan province, or the ancient fief of Yong, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.
Nasu Japanese
From 奈 (na) meaning "what" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, moment, necessary".
Clift English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a crevice in rock, derived from Middle English clift meaning "cleft". The American actor Montgomery Clift (1920-1966) was a famous bearer of this name.
Council English, German
1 English: nickname for a wise or thoughtful man, from Anglo-Norman French counseil ‘consultation’, ‘deliberation’, also ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ (Latin consilium, from consulere ‘to consult’)... [more]
Guarani Guarani
From Guarani meaning "warrior".
Majdi Arabic
Derived from the given name Majdi.
Daintry English
Means "person from Daventry", Northamptonshire ("Dafa's tree"). The place-name is traditionally pronounced "daintry".
Fabronius German
An elaboration of the name Faber.
Giaccone Italian
Probably a modification of the given name Giacomo.
Ivančićević Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Lott French
From the Department (Region/State)in France, "Lot" and "Lot-et-Garrone"; also a river in France (Lot). Brought to the British Isles, Holland (Netherlands) and later the United States, Canada and South Africa, by French Huguenots.
Dulev Macedonian (Rare, Archaic)
The meaning and origin is still not known it is an Old Macedonian surname ... [more]
Matthau German
Derived from the given name Matthias. This name was borne by the American actor Walter Matthau (1920-2000).
Weerawardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).