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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Kouris Greek
Topographic surname for someone who lived in a forest, ultimately from Turkish koru meaning "small forest, grove".
Scotland English
(i) "person from Scotland"; (ii) "person from Scotland or Scotlandwell", Perth and Kinross; (iii) from the Norman personal name Escotland, literally "territory of the Scots"
Ilao Tagalog
From Tagalog ilaw meaning "light".
Chokalingam Indian, Tamil
Variant of Chockalingam. A famous bearer is American actress and comedienne Vera Mindy Chokalingam (1979-), who uses the stage name Mindy Kaling.
Vienne French
From the location of Vienne in France.
Hokka Finnish
Possibly deriving from the Karelian given name Hokka.
Bizkarra Basque
Derived from Basque bizkar "back (of a mountain), hill, slope".
Kaldre Estonian
Kaldre is an Estonian surname derived from "kald-", meaning a "sloping" or "slanting incline".
Larkin English
From a diminutive of Laurence (see Larkin).
Kloosterman Dutch
Derived from Dutch klooster "cloister, monastery" and man "person, man", given to someone who worked for a monastery or lived near one.
Ugumori Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鵜久森 (Ugumori) meaning "Ugumori", a division in the area of Miyakubo in the city of Imabari in the prefecture of Ehime in Japan.... [more]
Erk Estonian
Erk is an Estonian surname meaning "vivacious" and "lively".
Stoter English (Modern)
Of Dutch origin and still in use there in a restricted region. Herder of large animals such as cattle or horses. May share a root with Ostler (unverified). Note: Stot in Scottish dialect still means a young bull.... [more]
Jueluo Chinese, Manchu
A Sinicised version of Gioro.
Killmonger African
The name (last name) of the villain in Black Panther, played by Michael B. Jordan.
Kadota Japanese (Rare)
Kado means "gate" and ta means "rice paddy, field".
Shovkhalov Chechen
Chechen surname of unknown meaning.
Abouaf Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the town of Oum El Abouab in Zaghouan governorate, Tunisia.
Kalle Estonian
Kalle is an Estonian surname meaning "slope", "slant" and "incline".
Mykhailenko Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Михайленко (see Mykhaylenko).
Cosca Italian
Topographic name from Calabrian c(u)oscu "young oak".
Pasquariella Italian
Derived from the given name Pasquale.
Şafak Turkish
Means "dawn" in Turkish.
Pupillo Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Pupillo.
Macguaire Scottish Gaelic
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Mcquarrie.
Zawadka Polish
Diminutive of Zawada.
Chockalingam Indian, Tamil
From a nickname referring to the Hindu god Shiva, composed of the Sanskrit words चोक्का (cokkā) meaning "alluring" and लिङ्गम् (liṅga) meaning "sign, symbol, mark".
Gain Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali গায়েন (see Gayen).
Königsberg Jewish
Associated with the Polish/Prussian/German/Russian town Königsberg, now called Kaliningrad. This surname was borne by the parents of American actor, writer, teacher, and director Walter Koenig (1936-) before they emigrated to the United States.
Abeyratne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyrathna).
Yako African, Swahili, Xhosa
Derived from bantu yakho meaning "yours" or "yours alone" in Xhosa. It is implying a sense of possession or ownership. This surname may have an association with someone or something that belongs to them exclusively.
Matzeu Italian
Variant of Mazzeo.
Quinter Romansh
Derived from the place name Quinto in the Swiss canton Ticino.
Kalyniuk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Kalynyuk.
Ewald German, Norwegian
From the given name Ewald.
Pitre French (Acadian)
From the Old French word pester, meaning “to knead”.
Herasymenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Herasym.
Rugh German
A variant of the Alsacian German (and probably Swiss before that) Ruch. Also a variant of the Danish Rügh (not related as far as is known)
Mohr German, German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from Latin maurus "Moorish, North African".
Konkyuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).
Blomme Flemish
Variant of Bloem or Blom.
Farlee English
Variant of Farley.
Järvesaar Estonian
Järvesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "lake island".
Altschuler Jewish
It is derived from the Altschul, Old Synagogue in Prague.
Maqueda Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the Manchego municipality or the neighborhood of the Andalusian municipality of Málaga.
Ajari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Azeri.
Phua Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Pan 2.
Madusanka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Madushanka.
Camden English
From a place name perhaps derived from Old English camp meaning "enclosure" and denu meaning "valley".
Honesto Spanish
From the given name Honesto.
Kanagusuku Okinawan
The Okinawan language reading of its kanji, meaning "golden castle".
Worton English
habitational name from Nether and Over Worton (Oxfordshire), Worton (Wiltshire), Worton in Aysgarth (North Yorkshire), Worton Hall in Isleworth (Middlesex), or Worton in Cassington (Oxfordshire). The placenames derive from Old English wyrt "plant, vegetable" and tun "farmstead, estate" (i.e. a kitchen garden), except for Nether and Over Worton (Oxfordshire), which derives from Old English ōra "edge, ridge" and tun.
Cancro Italian
Derived from Italian cancro "cancer". Probably an occupational name for a person who catches, cooks, sells crabs.
Charlier French, Walloon
Occupational name for a cartwright wheelwright from Old French charrelier a derivative of charrel "cart" a diminutive of char "cart carriage".
Ling Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong romanization of Lin.
Yaqoob Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yaqub.
Veit German
From the given name Veit.
Kawaragi Japanese
From 河 (ka) meaning "river, stream", 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain", and 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood".
Curry Scottish, English
Scottish and northern English: variant of Currie.
Lemberg German
Habitational name from a place called Lemberg in Silesia, originally Löwenberg, from Middle High German lewe, löwe "lion" and berg "mountain".
Vise English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a boundary, Old French devise.
Helstrom Scandinavian
From a place called Helstrom, meaning a house (or shelter) by a river, from the pre 7th century Olde Norse "hiamlr- straumr".
Adamiak Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.
Jupe English
A kind of cloak or cape. It is possible that an ancestor of an individual with this surname was known for their association with these kinds of clothing.
Ens German
Variant of Enns.
Maher Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Mahir.
Avdyushina Russian
feminine form of Avdyushin
Gucciardo Italian
From the personal name Gucciardo, a revival of French Guichard, of Germanic origin, probably composed of the elements wig 'battle' or wisa 'experience' + hard 'strong', 'brave', 'hardy'.
Tschann Romansh
Derived from the given name Gian.
Biocca Italian
Not available.
Elis Medieval English
A transition of the given name
Klopfer German, Jewish (Ashkenazi)
Derived from Middle High German klopfen "to knock, pound, hammer", an occupational name for a clothmaker, metalworker, miner, or hunter. As a Jewish name, it can refer to a shulklopfer, someone who knocks to call people to synagogue.
Rawls English
From the Olde German and Anglo-Saxon personal name Rolf. Originally derived from the Norse-Viking pre 7th Century 'Hrolfr' meaning "Fame-Wolf".
Camartin Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Martin.
Docherty Scottish
Scottish spelling of the Irish surname Doherty.
Aasjõe Estonian
Aasjõe is an Estonian surname meaning "meadow/lea water".
Belmokhtar Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mokhtar, chiefly used in Algeria.
Darley English
Means "person from Darley", Derbyshire ("glade frequented by deer").
Launder English
From English launder, itself from French lavandier both meaning "washerman".
Van Der Sloot Dutch
Means "from the ditch" in Dutch, from Dutch sloot "ditch, trench".
Päären Estonian
Päären is an Estonian surname derived from "päärima" meaning "chirp" and "twitter".
Nawaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala නවරත්න (see Nawaratne).
Løvdahl Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of any of the numerous homes or places named Old Norse lauf "leaf foliage" and dalr "valley".
Harbuza Ukrainian
Means "pumpkins".
Blamey English
From blaidh-mez, the wolf's meadow; or pleu-mez, the parish meadow.
Qassab Indian, Muslim
Means "butcher".
Norah Arabic
Derived from Arabic, or sometime in Christian history this name was used for a woman who symbolizes someone who is creative and intuitive.
Anne Indian
Indian (Andhra Pradesh); pronounced as two syllables: Hindu name of unknown meaning.
Rosendahl Swedish, Danish, German
Swedish and Danish ornamental name meaning "rose valley" and German variant of Rosenthal, also meaning "rose valley".
Baram Hebrew
Combination of the word am, means "people, nation" and the name Bar. This surname means "son of the nation" in Hebrew and its variant is Ambar which is the same elements but in reverse order.
Birk Slovene
Of unknown origin.
Sereno Italian
1 Italian: from the personal name Sereno (from Latin serenus, serena ‘clear’, ‘calm’).... [more]
Gaddafi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From قذاذفة (Qadhadhfa), the Arabic name for a Berber tribe in Libya. The name possibly means "thrower, archer", from Arabic قَذَفَ (qaḏafa) meaning "to throw". A famous bearer was Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011), a Libyan politician and revolutionary.
Natsukawa Japanese
This name means Summer River. From natsu "summer" and kawa "river".
Linn Finnish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Linna, or a like-sounding surname.
Mèinnearach Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Menzies.
Den Ouden Dutch
Means "the elder, the senior", from Middle Dutch out "old".
Chandra Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu
From Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon".
Hasawa Japanese
Ha means "feather, plume" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Gabríelsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Gabríel" in Icelandic.
Ismay English
Matronymic surname from the medieval given name Ismay.
Boulakia Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Boulaq in Egypt.
Breyer German (Americanized)
Americanized variant of Brauer.
Villasante Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Castilian municipality of Merindad de Montija.
Ciambra Italian
A habitational name from a place containing the Sicilian element ciambra "room, chamber".
Enokida Japanese
榎 (Enoki) means "Hackle/Chinese Nettle Berry Tree", and 田 (Da) means "Rice Paddy, Field". A notable bearer with this family name is Daiki Enokida, who is a professional baseball player.
Privett French, English, Welsh (?)
French, from the given name Privat (see Privatus). Also an English habitational name from a place so named in Hampshire, derived from Old English pryfet "privet".
Lizzi Italian
Derived from the given name Lizio, itself from Latin Litius, a variant form of Lydius (see the more common feminine form Lydia).
Bobrowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bobrowa, Bobrowo, Bobrowce, or Bobrowiec, all deriving from Polish bóbr, meaning "beaver".
Biggins English
Habitational name from any of the various places in England named with northern Middle English bigging "building" (from Old Norse). This word came to denote especially an outbuilding, and is still used in and around Northumberland and Cumbria.
Oren Jewish
From the given name Oren.
Agassi Italian
Derived from the given name Agazio, an Italian form of Latin Agathius, ultimately derived from the Greek element ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good".
Grider English, German (Americanized)
Americanized form of South German surname Greiter, itself a variant or an altered form of South German surname Greuter.
Gauda Indian, Hindi, Kannada
Alternate transcription of Gowda.
Grąbczewski Polish
It indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Grąbczewo.
Toombu Estonian
Toombu is an Estomian surname possibly derived "toompuu" meaning "bird-cherry tree".
Strasburg German
It is derived from the Old Germanic phrase "an der Strasse," which literally means "on the street." Thus, the original bearer of this name was most likely someone whose residence was located on a street.
Zahavi Hebrew, Jewish
From Hebrew זהב (zahav) meaning "gold", commonly used as a replacement for Ashkenazi surnames containing the element gold, such as Goldman, Goldstein or Goldberg.
Kikuta Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Başoğlu Turkish
Means "son of the leader" from Turkish baş meaning "leader, head".
Aizen Popular Culture
This Japanese surname is used as 藍染 with 藍 (ran, ai) meaning "indigo" and 染 (sen, shi.mi, shi.miru, -shi.meru, -ji.miru, so.maru, so.meru, -zo.me, -zome) meaning "colour, dye, paint, print, stain." Normally, this would be romanticised as Aizome.... [more]
Tham Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Tan.
Corazza Italian
Occupational name for an armourer, from Italian corazza "cuirass, breastplate"
Mizukuchi Japanese
Mizu means "water" and kuchi means "mouth, opening".
Nhâm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ren, from Sino-Vietnamese 任 (nhâm).
Prvulović Vlach
Means "son of Prvul".
Lobato Spanish, Portuguese
nickname from lobato "wolf cub" (from Latin lupus "wolf") or from a medieval personal name based on this word.
Figarella Corsican
It indicates familial origin near the eponymous river.
McAreavy Irish
A variant of Gilroy. Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Ruaidh
Savisaar Estonian
Savisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "loam" or "clay island".
Rybak Polish, Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Jewish
Means "fisherman" in some Slavic languages. Derived from the word ryba "fish". A famous bearer is Byelarusian-Norwegian artist Alexander Rybak (b. 1986) who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009.
Nordén Swedish
Combination of Swedish nord "north" and the common surname suffix -én.
Vallie German
Probably an altered spelling of German Valee, a fairly common surname of French origin denoting someone who lived in a valley. The name in Germany is also spelled Wallee.
Zomou Manding
Etymology unknown.
Rosemeyer German
Derived from the Middle High German rose meaning "rose" and meier meaning "(tenant) farmer steward". This is a German nickname and distinguishing name for a farmer who grew or liked roses.
Pedro Spanish Portuguese
Derived from the given name Pedro
Fechtmeister German
Means "fencing master" in German, this is a nickname for a show fighter or organizer who are a begging and thieving journeyman at fairs in 17th century Germany, from German fechten "to fence" and meister "master".
Thomason Welsh, English
Means "son of Thomas".
Waterfield English
Derived from a town named Vatierville.
Laul Estonian
Laul is an Estonian surname meaning "song".
Carlin Jewish (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Karlin.
Grosch German
Either a metonymic occupational name for a moneyer or possibly a nickname for an avaricious person from Middle High German Middle Low German grosche "groschen" a medieval thick silver coin its name ultimately derived from medieval Latin denarius grossus literally "thick coin".
Akemon English (American)
Americanized form of Aikman.
Matsunaga Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".
Itano Japanese
From 板 (ita) meaning "plank, board" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".
Venturi Italian
Derived from the given name Venturino.
Aissani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Isa 1.
Pahapill Estonian
Pahapill is an Estonian surname meaning "bad pill".
Ioselevich Jewish (Ashkenazi)
This Russian-Jewish surname means "son of Yossel."
Antillón Aragonese
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Sher Urdu
Derived from the given name Sher.
Janka Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Johannes.
Slinger English
Travelled with the army's a user of Slings for war. The variant Slingo is a misspelling only appeared after the English civil war. YDNA between the two matches.
Elsing German
From a variant of the old personal name Elsung.
Mababangloob Tagalog
From Tagalog mababang-loob meaning "humble".
Araki Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Taglialatela Italian
Taglialatela means "the person who cuts the cloth" and is typical in the Naples and Caserta areas of Italy.
Atthakonsiripho Thai (Rare)
From Thai อรรถ (attha), the bound form of อรรถ (at) of unknown meaning, กร (kon) meaning "hand, arm", and โพธิ์ (pho), a variant form of โพธิ (phothi) meaning "enlightened; enlightened intellect".
Nasuti Italian
From Italian nasuto "nosey, big-nosed".
Oca Castilian
It indicates familial origin within the municipality of Villafranca Montes de Oca (geo coordinates: 42.3882°N 3.3090°W).
Kunugiza Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 椚座 (Kunugiza) meaning "Kunugiza", a former division in the former village of Kusaka in the former district of Tsuna in the former Japanese province of Awaji in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.
Rainey Irish, Scottish
An Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Raighne, Ó Ráighne meaning "descendent of Raonull", the given name Raonull being derived from Old Norse Rögnvaldr, Røgnvaldr, Rǫgnvaldr (compare Ronald).
Kyōō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city" and 応 (ō) meaning "to comply; to respond; to accord".
Conatser English (Anglicized)
A variant of the German last name Konitzer.
Minagro Sicilian
Minagro: A Sicilian surname, with Latin & Greek etymological origins. Min: from Latin minusculus/little or small — Agro: from both Latin agro/field & Greek αγρό agro/field
De La Peña Spanish
Means "of the Rock" in Spanish.
Akawa Japanese
A means "second, Asia" and kawa means "river, stream".
Mcleish Scottish (Anglicized), Northern Irish (Anglicized), Scottish Gaelic
Northern Irish (Ulster) and Scottish Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Íosa, patronymic from a personal name meaning ‘servant of Jesus’.
Defensor Filipino
From Spanish defensor meaning "defender, advocate". A notable bearer was Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945-2016), a Filipino stateswoman and lawyer.
Agyare Akan
Meaning unknown.
Sokić Croatian
Derived from Turksh sokak, meaning "street". The word is still used in Croatian meaning "little street, alley". Most people with this surname live in Cernik, Croatia.
Morceli Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from Arabic مُرْسِل (mursil) meaning "sender, dispatcher" or "sent, transmitted" from أَرْسَلَ (ʾarsala) "to send, to dispatch".
Pedroso Portuguese
Its origin is the word "pedra", which means "stone".
Cudak Polish
Means "oddity, crank" in Polish. It can also come from the word cud meaning "miracle, wonder".
Casapiccola Italian
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations called Casapiccola or Casa Piccola, derived from Italian casa meaning "house" and piccola meaning "small".
Braga Portuguese
The first man to own this name was a feudal lord on Portugal, near to the region of Coimbra. Could also come from the other surname "Bragança".
Arcadiou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αρκαδίου (see Arkadiou).
Wakely English
Damp meadow
Azizi Persian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Aziz.
Siarhun Belarusian
Derived from the Belarusian given name Siarhiej.
Hakobian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan).
Breines Yiddish
From the German braun "brown".
Chepchumba Kalenjin
Matronymic surname meaning "daughter of Chumba".
Rohtla Estonian
Rohtla is an Estonian surname meaning "veld", "prairie" and "steppe".
Mahbub Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Mahbub.
Brauch German
From Middle High German bruchen "to enjoy".
Ragusea Italian (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Ragusa. Adam Ragusea (1982-) is an American internet personality who makes videos about food recipes, food science, and culinary culture.
Davari Persian
Derived from Persian داور (davar) meaning "judge, arbiter".
Dukelow English
This surname is of Old French origin. It was initially introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066, and subsequently by French Huguenot refugees fleeing religious persecutions in their own country... [more]
Feliu Catalan
From the given name Feliu