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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Consalvo Italian
From the given name Consalvo.
Hernes Estonian
Hernes is an Estonian surname meaning "pea".
Mahler German
Variant of Maler, a German occupational surname meaning "painter", particularly a stained glass painter.... [more]
Maughan Irish, English
Anglicized from the original Irish Gaelic form Ò Mocháin meaning 'descendant of Mochain'. This name was one of the earliest known Irish surnames brought to England and remains a fairly common surname in the North East of the country.
Ó Gibne Irish
'Descendant of Gibne', a byname meaning "hound". This sept came from Counties Meath and Cavan. This was a very ancient sept but unfortunately, there are few references surviving.
Macron French
Contracted form of Macqueron.
Ladstetter German
JEWS AND GREMAM
Mirzaei Persian
From the given name Mirza.
Clwyd Welsh
This indicates familial origin near the River Clwyd.
Zago Italian
Probably from Venetian zago "alter boy", or someone preparing to become a priest. Alternately, may derive from a toponym, such as Massanzago, Lorenzago, Cazzago, Vanzago, or Sozzago.
Nakazawa Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "wetland, swamp, marsh".
Jenal Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.
Kamosawa Japanese
Kamo means "duck" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
D'Kabral Indian (Christian), Marathi
Form of Cabral more common among Marathi Christians.
Silhouette French (Rare)
Famous bearers include Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French author and politician. He was a French Ancien Régime Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV.
Prikk Estonian
Prikk is an Estonian surname meaning "(ship's) brig".
Cerri Italian
From cerro "oak tree, Turkey oak".
Uus Estonian
Uus is an Estonian surname meaning "new".
Simarmata Batak
From si, indicating location, and mata,
Feder German, Jewish
metonymic occupational name for a trader in feathers or in quill pens from Middle High German vedere German feder "feather quill pen"... [more]
Veel Estonian
Veel is an Estonian surname meaning "still", "again", and "heretofore".
Maghery Irish
Name for a resident of the village of town of Maghery in Northern Ireland.
Miley Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicised form of Ó Maol Aodha, though Ó Máille and Ó Maolmhuaidh can also be possibilities... [more]
Boso Italian
From the medieval personal name Boso, from a Germanic personal name derived from a pejorative nickname meaning ‘leader’, ‘nobleman’, or ‘arrogant person’. Compare Dutch Boos.
Liebmann Yiddish
a variant of Liebermann originally a Medieval Jewish name... [more]
Mattei Italian
Means "son of Matteo". The Mattei family was a powerful noble family in Rome during the Middle Ages.
Ó Buadáin Irish
Means "descendant of Buadán".
Gamal Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Jamal.
Torshkhoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush family name derived the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name itself is derived from ТӀаьрши (Tarsh), a village in Ingushetia, of unknown meaning.
Boodhoo Mauritian Creole, Trinidadian Creole
Derived from Sanskrit बुध् (budh) meaning "awakened, intelligent, wise".
Lujano Spanish
Spanish: variant of Luján ( see Lujan ).
Krishnamurthy Indian
Hindu name from Sanskrit kṛṣnamūrti meaning ‘manifestation of the god Krishna’, from krisna ‘black’ (epithet of an incarnation of the god Vishnu) + murti ‘image’, ‘manifestation’... [more]
Açıkgöz Turkish
Means "crafty, cunning, nimble" in Turkish.
Deressa Eastern African, Amharic
From the given name Deressa.
Ingalls English, Scandinavian (Anglicized)
Patronymic from the Anglo-Scandinavian personal name Ingell, Old Norse Ingjaldr.... [more]
Vliet Dutch
Means "brook" in Dutch.
Tozawa Japanese
From Japanese 戸 (to) meaning "door" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Austria Spanish (Philippines)
From the name of the European country, either as an ethnic name or a reference to the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, which ruled Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Orcutt English
Perhaps a much altered spelling of Scottish Urquhart used predominantly in Staffordshire, England.
Sharpin English
Variant of Sharp.
Lichevsky Russian
Russian form of Liszewski.
Svanidze Georgian
Means "son of a Svan". The Svans are a subethnicgroup of the Georgians. Ekaterine "Kato" Svanidze was Stalin's first wife.
Bo Burmese
From a title for a military officer or someone who distinguished themselves in the struggle for independence of Burma.
Jonathan English
Derived form the given name Jonathan.
Olague Basque
From the name of a town and municipality in Navarre, Spain, probably derived from Basque ola meaning "forge, factory, foundry" or "hut, cabin" and the suffix -gune "place, area".
Hashempour Persian
Means "son of Hashem".
Vann Estonian
Vann is an Estonian surname meaning "bath" and "tub".
Yermak Ukrainian, Russian
From the given name Yermak. Andriy Yermak is a Ukrainian politician and former film producer.
Cadutsch Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and Dutsch.
Oorull Estonian
Oorull is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "oot (esker)" and "rull" meaning "roller".
Tsuyumoto Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 露 (tsuyu) meaning "dew; dewdrop" and 本 (moto) meaning "base; root; origin".
Dunne Irish, English, Scottish
This surname means dark and was likely given to those with a dark complexion or with dark hair.
Bauerdick German
A surname originating from the Rhineland region of Germany. It is derived from German Bauer (Bur in the locals dialects) "farmer" and Deich (Diek and Dick in the local dialects) "levee" or Teich "pond"... [more]
Konkyuuryou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).
Lautenschläger German, Alsatian
Derived from Middle High German lutenslaher meaning "lute player".
Woodnut English
From a rare Anglo-Saxon personal name meaning "bold as Wade" and meant to honor the legendary Germanic sea-giant named Wade.
Amatuccio Italian
Derived from the given name Amato.
Enayati Persian
From the given name Enayat.
Wijethunga Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and तुङ्ग (tunga) meaning "high, lofty, tall".
Yoshihara Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Bunsen German
Used by famous scientist and inventor of the Bunsen Burner, Robert Bunsen.
Soomro Pakistani, Sindhi
From the name of the city of سامراء (Sāmarrāʾ) in present-day Iraq. This is the name of a Sindhi tribe in southeastern Pakistan, along with a historical regional dynasty in India (the Soomra).
Šorgo Croatian
Derived from Slavic sorga "sorghum". This surname might've been given to someone who lives or work near sorghum plants.
Westernmeir German
Of German decent.
Viengsavanh Lao
From Lao ວຽງ (vieng) meaning "town, city" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven".
Malpass English, Scottish, French
Habitational name from any of various places named Malpas, because of the difficulty of the terrain, from Old French mal pas "bad passage" (Latin malus passus). It is a common French minor place name, and places in Cheshire, Cornwall, Gwent, and elsewhere in England were given this name by Norman settlers... [more]
Bonnevier Swedish
Likely brought to Sweden by Walloon immigrants in the 16th century.
Vuk Croatian, Serbian
Derived from vuk meaning ''wolf''.
Sauerwein German
Occupational nickname for someone who sold sour wine, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a sour disposition, from Middle High German sur "sour" + win "wine", i.e. vinegar.
Mynsky Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Minsky.
Tsukijishin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 築地新 (Tsukijishin) meaning "Tsukijishin", a name of a group of several households for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.
Birge Hungarian
Occupational name for a shepherd, from birga, a variant spelling of birka 'sheep'.
Jehan Urdu
From the given name Jahan.
Hawladar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হাওলাদার (see Howlader).
Scanarotti Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly a nickname given to a boastful person.
Kusakari Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 刈 (kari) meaning "reap, cut, prune".
Gimeno Spanish
Variant of Jimeno.
Nõupuu Estonian
Nõupuu is an Estonian surname meaning "vessel tree/wood".
Windenburg German, Germanic
Means "Windy Castle" in German.
Waite English
Occupational name for a watchman, Anglo-Norman French waite (cf. Wachter).
Verdugo Spanish
Occupational name meaning "executioner".
Kisku Santali, Indian
Known as the surname of Rathin Kisku.
Bo Italian
Variant of Bove.
Gronkowski Polish
Originally indicated a person who came from Gronków, a village in southern Poland.
Prohaska Croatian
Croatian form of Procházka
Shimoda Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ibarguen Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in Biscay, Spain, derived from Basque ibar "valley, riverbank" and guren "limit, edge, bank".
Stuen Norwegian
Means Living Room or cabin in Norwegian.
Bidaurreta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Wiredu Akan
Meaning unknown.
Beresford English
English: habitational name from a place in the parish of Alstonfield, Staffordshire named Beresford, from Old English beofor ‘beaver’ (or possibly from a byname from this word) + Old English ford ‘ford’... [more]
Serikov Kazakh
Means "son of Serik".
Basu Indian, Bengali
From the given name Basu.
Pines English (American)
Surname of the characters, Dipper, Mabel and Stan from Gravity Falls.
Arayama Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "wild, rough, desolate, barren" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Xūwáng Chinese
A Chinese surname taken from combining 須 (xū) meaning "must, necessary" with 王 (wáng) meaning "king, monarch". It is the Chinese reading of the Japanese surname Suō.
Dimayuga Filipino, Tagalog
Means "unshakable" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and mauga meaning "shaky, wobbly".
Ouy French
Some derive this name from the French word "gui," meaning mistletoe. Others think it comes through the Celtic name "Kei," from Caius. Others belive the name comes from the French words "guide," a leader, or "guidon," a banner... [more]
Azeri Azerbaijani
Means "Azeri (Azerbaidzhani)" in Azerbaidzhani.
Schlossberg German
Ornamental name composed of German Schloss ‘castle’ + Berg ‘mountain’, ‘hill’.
Brindle English
From the name of a town in Lancashire, England, derived from Old English burna "stream, spring, brook" and hyll "hill".
Smalley English, Cornish (?)
Locational surname from places in Derbyshire and Lancashire, so called from Old English smæl ‘narrow’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. This may also be a Cornish name with an entirely separate meaning.
Denaut French (Rare, ?)
Possibly a variant of Denault.
Kumaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුමාරතුංග (see Kumarathunga).
Triplett African American
This surname may be derived from the English word Triplet.
Muraki Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Anrep Russian
Derived from surname von Anrep
Turu Estonian
Turu is an Estonian surname meaning "market".
Obermok Ukrainian
Obermok is most likely an anglicized form of the surname Oberemok.... [more]
Kitching English
The surname is thought to have originally been an occupational name for a cook, deriving from the Old English word cycen.
Frias English
English form of Frías.
Hull Estonian
Hull is an Estonian surname meaning "loon" (Gavia).
Farnum English
English and Irish. The origins of the Farnum name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived at Farnham, in several different counties including Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, and the West Riding of Yorkshire... [more]
Reznov Russian
Name given to the son of a butcher.
Perron French (Quebec)
Probably a diminutive of Pierre.
Weisfeld German, Jewish
topographic name from a field name composed of Middle High German wiz "white" and feld "open country". Cognate of Whitfield.
Lysak Jewish
Nickname for a bald man, Ukrainian lysak.
Parthenopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of the virgin, or someone with the name Parthenis
Hamill Irish
According to MacLysaght, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁdhmaill "descendant of Ádhmall", which he derives from ádhmall "active".
Ristikivi Estonian
Ristikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "abeam" or "athwart stone".
Shuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Shū).
Urbano Italian, Spanish
From the given name Urbano.
Lomachenko Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from Ukrainian ломач (lomach) meaning "bonfire".
Seuyeng Thai
Alternate transcription of Saeueng.
Eugenio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Eugenio.
Pinpin Tagalog
Means "frame of a plough" in Tagalog.
Izzo Italian
Possibly derived from the given name Ezzo (see Azzo), from an Italianized form of Germanic Hitz or Hilz (from hildiz "battle, fight"), or from a short form of any of several names ending with -izzo, such as Bonizzo, Obizzo, or Abizzo.
Premakumara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince".
Nepomuceno Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines)
From the town of Nepomuk in the Czech Republic, in honor of Saint John of Nepomuk (1345-1393) (see given name Nepomuceno, of the same origin)... [more]
Putney English
habitational name from Putney in Surrey (now Greater London) named in Old English from the personal name Putta (genitive Puttan) and hyth "landing place quay".
Mackillop Scottish
Derives from Gaelic MacFhilib, meaning 'Son of Filib'.
Hole English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a depression or low-lying spot, from Old English holh "hole, hollow, depression".
Gruszka Polish
Means "pear" in Polish.
Danilović Serbian
Means "son of Danilo".
Ouda Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Mashriqi)
Arabic word and surname meaning “return.”
Ozarovskaya Russian
Feminine form of Ozarovsky (Озаровский)
Morávek Czech, Slovak
Means "Moravian".
Friedmann German, German (Swiss), Jewish (Ashkenazi)
German and Swiss German from a derivative of Friedrich. ... [more]
Teh Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Zheng.
Amoran Filipino, Maranao
Means "foundation, framework" in Maranao.
Ōhira Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Yamaoka Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Woodfall English
English surname used as a first name. The name means "dweller by a fold in the woods" - in this case, "fold" means "sheep-pen".... [more]
Humberto Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Humberto.
Beacher English
Means "near the beech trees".
Bagge Swedish
From Swedish bagge "ram (male sheep)".
Bachiri Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Bashir.
Hine English
occupational name from Middle English Old English hine "servant member of a household" also "farm laborer" (such as a herdsman or shepherd)... [more]
Preci Italian
Italian origin. Native spelling is Preçi.
Figueira Portuguese, Galician
Means "fig tree" in Portuguese and Galician, ultimately from Latin ficaria. It was used a topographic name for someone who lived or worked near fig trees or for someone from any of various places called Figueira (derived from the same word).
Kandhal Indian, Gujarati
People with the last name of "Kandhal" are commonly descendants of Rao Kandhal who belonged to the "Rathore" clan of Rajputs (warrior class) in India. "Rao" is a royal title. Rao Kandhal was younger brother of Rao Jodha who founded the princely state of Jodhpur in western Rajasthan, India... [more]
Zosimovi Georgian (Rare)
Possibly from the given name Zosim.
Zulfikar Arabic
From the given name Zulfiqar.
Bjørklund Norwegian
From any of several farms named with Norwegian bjørk "birch" and lund "grove".
Faye Western African, Serer
Meaning uncertain.
Ophel English
19th century name from the Cambridgeshire area. Probably derived from Oldfield. Variants include Opheld, Oful and Offel.... [more]
Wijesena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Orgmaa Estonian
Orgmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "valley land".
Olgun Turkish
Means "mature, grown" in Turkish.
Rasoul Persian
From the given name Rasoul.
Plumier French, Belgian
Possibly an occupational name for a dealer in feathers and quills, from an agent derivative of Old French plume "feather, plume" (compare English and Dutch Plumer)... [more]
Chandrathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චන්ද්‍රතිලක (see Chandrathilaka).
Chử Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Chu, from Sino-Vietnamese 褚 (chử).
Varfolomeyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Варфоломеев (see Varfolomeyev).
Mujushi Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Czak Polish
From Old Polish czakać meaning "to wait", or from the short form of a personal name such as Czabor or Czasław.
Haug Norwegian
Ultimately derived from Old Norse haugr "mound".
Adil Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Adil.
Aeby Swiss
Derived from the given name Adalbert.
Blease English
From the given name Blaise.
Lichter German, Jewish
Occupational name for someone who made candles or possibly for someone who tended a light, from an agent derivative of from Middle High German lieht, Yiddish likht "candle, light".
Sanogo Mossi
Not available yet.
Tjoa Chinese (Indonesian)
Dutch-influenced romanization of Cai used by Chinese Indonesians.
Gaita Italian
One who came from Gaeta in Italy.
Boykiv Ukrainian
Either variant of Boyko or from Ukrainian бій (biy) "battle, fight, war".
Longbottom English, Literature, Popular Culture
English (West Yorkshire) topographic name for someone who lived in a long valley, from Middle English long + botme, bothem ‘valley bottom’. Given the surname’s present-day distribution, Longbottom in Luddenden Foot, West Yorkshire, may be the origin, but there are also two places called Long Bottom in Hampshire, two in Wiltshire, and Longbottom Farm in Somerset and in Wiltshire.
Val Spanish, French
It means valley. It comes from Britain and then moved to Aragón (Spain).
Shuck English
Origin uncertain; perhaps a nickname from Middle English schucke "devil, fiend".
Wajima Japanese
A variant of Washima.... [more]