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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Gochadze Georgian
Means "son of Gocha".
Whitelock English
It is believed to be a habitational surname derived from Whitlock in Shropshire, England.
Onbekend Dutch
Means "unknown, anonymous" in Dutch, given to individuals who don’t have a family name (often for cultural reasons).
Aksentyeva Russian
Feminine form of Aksentyev (Аксентьев)
Tuleshova Russian, Ukrainian
Was the surname of “The Voice Kids Ukraine”, Daneliya Tuleshova.
Altaf Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Altaf.
Hashi Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From Old Japanese "破斯" (Hashi), an alternative spelling of Old Japanese "波斯" (Hashi) meaning "Persia", from Middle Chinese "波斯" (Puɑ siᴇ), ultimately from Old Persian "𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿" (Pārsa).... [more]
Hasanzai Pashto
Variant transcription of Hassanzai.
Galal Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Jalal.
Geipelhorst German
This rather rare surname is appears to be the combination of "Geipel", which is a variant of "Geibel" originating from a personal name or topographic name formed with Old High German gawi ‘fertile region’, ‘countryside’ (as opposed to a town), and "Horst" which came from of Old High German, meaning "man from the forest", "bosk" or "brushwood"... [more]
Šimičić Croatian
Šimičić comes from the name Šimun, which is the Croatian form of Simeon, which means flatter and/or listener.... [more]
Rampling English
Originally indicated a person who lived in a thickly wooded area, derived from Latin ramus meaning "branch" (see Ramos). Famous bearers include English actress Charlotte Rampling (1946-) and her father, athlete and British Army officer Godfrey Rampling (1909-2009).
Ingersoll English
Habitational name derived from Inkersall in Derbyshire, probably composed of a given name such as Ingvarr or the byname Hynkere (meaning "limper") combined with Old English hyll "hill" or Old Norse salr "hall, room"... [more]
Rudd English
From a nickname for someone with a ruddy complexion, ultimately derived from Old English rudu "redness, ruddy complexion". A famous bearer of the name is British-American actor Paul Rudd (1969-).
Nikolopoulos Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".
Zwart Dutch
Means "black, dark, swarthy" in Dutch, a nickname for someone with dark hair or skin.
Prestwich English, Irish
habitational name from a place in Lancashire (now Greater Manchester) so called Prestwick from Old English preost "priest" and wic "outlying settlement" or from other places with the same derivation.
Tsukune Japanese (Rare)
Possibly from 築 (tsuku) meaning "construction, building" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, basis, foundation".
Sugisaka Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Lamendola Italian, Sicilian
nickname or more often a habitational name from places named with the dialect term amendola, mendola, mendula "almond" (also "almond tree").
Hung Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Hong.
Lussier French
Occupational name from old French ussier "usher, doorkeeper".
Koelewijn Dutch
Derived from Dutch koel "cool, cold" and wei "whey", a metonymic occupational name for a dairy farmer. Altered by folk etymology to mean "cool wine". Can also derive from a place name.
Karrantza Basque
Habitational name from Basque Country, Spain, a Basque adaptation of Carrantia, a toponym probably of Cantabrian origin meaning "high rocks" (compare Basque harri "rock, stone" and (h)andi "big, large").
Akbarpour Persian
Means "son of Akbar" in Persian.
Ó Gormghaile Irish
Means "descendant of Gormgal".
Omura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大村 (see Ōmura).
Oum Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer អ៊ំ or អ៊ុំ (see Um).
Isose Japanese
Iso means "sand" and se means "ripple".
Omoto Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大本 (see Ōmoto).
Chechensky Chechen
Refers to a region in Southwestern Russia named "Chechnya".
Courfeyrac Literature
Courfeyrac is the surname that Victor Hugo used for Marius' closest friend in the friend of the ABC. Meaning is unknown.
Anakin English (British, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Perhaps a medieval English diminutive of an unknown given name, possibly Ana or Andrew (compare Wilkin, Larkin, and Hopkin).
Seager English, German (Modern)
English: from the Middle English personal name Segar, Old English S?gar, composed of the elements s? ‘sea’ + gar ‘spear’.... [more]
Ban Croatian
Derived from a noble title used in several states in Central and Southeastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.
Akizora Japanese
can be made with the kanji 旻(akizora) meaning "autumn sky" or the word 秋空 (akizora) meaning "autumn sky".
Sakhno Ukrainian
From any Ukrainian village called Sakhno (Сахно), the name itself of unknown origin.
St Georges French
“Saint George.”
Steier German
Variant of Steiger.
Garrick English
From the first name Garrick.
Andrieux French
From the given name André.
Onge English
Variant of Ong or Yonge
Hosoya Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, narrow, fine, slender" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Hiko Japanese
Means "prince" in Japanese. It would denote a person who acted like one.
Häll Estonian
Häll is an Estonian surname meaning "cradle" and "birthplace".
Chastang French
Derived from Olde French castanh meaning "chestnut". Possibly a location or occupation name.
Argao Visayan
Named after Argao, a municipality in southern Cebu. Argao, in turn is said to have derived from "sali-argaw", a tree that flourished in the coastal areas of the town.
Kivirähk Estonian
Kivirähk is an Estonian surname meaning "stone scree".
Mcgehee Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of MAC AODHA.
Troi Popular Culture
Possibly a variant or corruption of Troy. A notable fictional bearer was the Star Trek: The Next Generation character Deanna Troi, who was the counselor aboard the USS Enterprise.
Vagabov Chechen, Dagestani
Means "son of Vagab".
Iraklidis Greek (Rare)
Means "son of Herakles", it is also a modern form of the first name Herakleides.
Ingólfsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Ingólfr" in Icelandic.
Höök Swedish
Derived from Swedish hök "hawk".
Akui Japanese
A means "nook", ku means "long time ago, lasting" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".... [more]
Kantawong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai คันธวงศ์ (see Khanthawong).
Urain Basque
It indicates familial origin in the vicinity of the eponymous tower house in the municipality of Oñati.
Venosa Italian
Derived from a town named "Venosa".
Abington English
Habitational name for someone from any of the places named Abington in England, derived from Old English given name Abba and tun "enclosure, town".
Remmel Estonian
Remmel is an Estonian surname meaning "willow".
Ayden English, Scottish
From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic caol meaning "narrows, channel, strait".
Rodić Serbian, Croatian
Possibly derived from roda (рода), meaning "stork".
Zain Arabic
From the given name Zayn.
Aslansen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Aslan".
Àjàyí Yoruba
From the given names Àjàyí.
Loop Dutch
Habitational name from de Loop, meaning "the watercourse", in the province of Antwerp.
Tomihiro Japanese
From 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious".
Shkolnik Russian
A Russian word used to refer to a student.
Maksymova Ukrainian
Feminine transcription of Ukrainian Максимов (see Maksymov).
Atan Rapa Nui
This name means Adam. This is the surname of the ariki "king" Atamu Tekena's family.
Aleksakha Russian
From a diminutive of Aleksandr.
Mathíassdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Mathías" in Icelandic.
Rabinovitch Yiddish
Variant transcription of Rabinovich.
Aidla Estonian
Aidla is an Estonian surname meaning "store/goods area".
Zyk Russian, Belarusian
A Russian name now found in Belarus and other areas around "white Russia". Literally translates to the Russian word "beetle". It's pronounced "Z'ook" and has taken on other forms of spelling, such as; Zuck, Tzook, Shyk, etc.
Plantz English (American)
Deriving from England. "Men known as a Planter was an English term for people who were "planted" abroad in order to promote a political, religious cause or for colonization purposes." ... [more]
Hylan Scottish, English
Variation of the surname Hyland 1.
Yambao Filipino
Possibly from Vietnamese iàm-báu meaning "treasure."
Thrall English
Derived from Old English þræl "slave, serf, thrall".
Jingūji Japanese
formed with 神 (Shin, Jin, Kami, Kan, Kou) meaning "God" and 宮 (Kyuu, Guu, Ku, Kuu, Miya) meaning "Palace". and 司 (Shi, Ji) meaning "Director". Which means the surname could possible come out as “God’s Palace of the Director”
Schuler Jewish
Occupational name for a Talmudic scholar or the sexton of a synagogue, from an agent derivative of Yiddish shul "synagogue".
Schwab German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): regional name for someone from Swabia (German Schwaben), from Middle High German Swap, German Schwabe ‘Swabian’. The region takes its name from a Germanic tribe recorded from the 1st century BC in the Latin form Suebi or Suevi, of uncertain origin; it was an independent duchy from the 10th century until 1313, when the territory was broken up.
Krolik Polish
1 Polish (Królik): from a diminutive of Polish król ‘king’ ( see Krol ).... [more]
Zane English
Meaning unknown. It could be a Americanization of the German surname Zahn. Zane 1 is also used as a given name.
Darragh Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Dhubhdarach, a personal name meaning "black one of the oak tree".
De Marni Italian
From Italy, most likely Northern Italy. One theory is that De Marni or a similar sounding name was the name of an orphanage, but it's origin is unknown.
Keene English
Variant of Keen.
Candemir Turkish
Means "iron soul" from Turkish can meaning "soul, spirit" and demir meaning "iron".
Künnen German
Metronymic from the given name Kunigunde.
Punay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "yellow-breasted fruit dove" or "pink-necked green pigeon" (both species of bird) in Cebuano.
Cimorelli Italian
Variant of Cimarelli, a diminutive form of either the topographic surname Cima or the medieval given name Cima.
Abduhalim Tausug
From the given name Abduhalim.
Abdolmaleki Persian
From the given name Abdolmalek.
Kazaryan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազարյան (see Ghazaryan).
Sjøberg Norwegian
Norwegian form of Sjöberg.
Tree English
Topographic name for someonje who lived in a prominent tree or someone who lived in places so named or similar, all derived from Old English treow. A famous bearer of the name was British politician Ronald Tree (1897-1976).
Kamimura Japanese
Kami means "god" or "top, upper" and mura means "village, hamlet "
Ryen Norwegian
Habitational name from any of more than ten farmsteads, originally named with Old Norse rugr ‘rye’ + vin ‘meadow’.
Greengrass English
Topographic name for someone who lived in a grassland or a grassy spot.
Whitehouse English
Topographic name for someone who lived in a white house or a habitational name for places in England so-called, all derived from Old English hwit "white" and hus "house".
Guijarro Spanish
Spanish: nickname from guijarro 'pebble' perhaps applied to a man who sold pebbles (used for paving the streets).
Lăzărescu Romanian
Means "son of Lazar".
Puna Estonian
Puna is an Estonian surname meaning "red".
Corcini Italian (Rare)
Possibly a rare spelling variant of Corsini.
Winegar German
This German surname may belong to one whose ancestors worked in the food industry or in the production of vinegar. In German the letter “W” is pronounced as the letter “V” in English.
Gatlin English
English of uncertain origin; probably a variant of Catlin or Gadling, a nickname from Old English gœdeling ‘kinsman’, ‘companion’, but also ‘low fellow’.
Takada Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Lovelock English
From a medieval nickname for a dandy or a man conceited about his appearance (from lovelock, a term for an elaborately curled lock of hair). This surname is borne by British scientist James Lovelock (1919-), formulator of the "Gaia" concept.
Jacks English
Possibly derived as a diminutive of the given name Jack. A famous bearer is Canadian singer-songwriter Terry Jacks, best known for his 1974 single 'Seasons in the Sun.'
Konkyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).
Markes English
Variant spelling of Marks.
Tremel German
A nickname for a disagreeable person, from German tremel, meaning "boor ruffian".
Oatridge English
From an unidentified place called Oatridge apparently named with Old English hrycg ‘ridge’ as the final element.
Cetrulo Italian
Possibly from Italian citrullo "fool, simpleton", or alternately from Latin citrullus "watermelon".
Salimi Persian, Arabic
From the given name Salim.
Kujikawa Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 慈 (ji) meaning "mercy", and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Kharyskhal Yakut (Rare)
A Kharyskhal is a Yakutian cultural item.
Czyżyk Polish
Means "siskin (bird)" in Polish.
Goonawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණවර්ධන (see Gunawardana).
Rüngas Estonian
Rüngas is an Estonian surname meaning "rock" and "cliff".
Rutter English
Either (i) "player of the rote (a medieval stringed instrument played by plucking)"; or (ii) from a medieval nickname for a dishonest or untrustworthy person (from Old French routier "robber, mugger")... [more]
Kawai Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Tripathy Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Variant transcription of Tripathi.
Van Eden Dutch
Refers to someone from the town Ede in Gelderland province.
Montigny French
habitational name from (Le) Montigny the name of several places in various parts of France (from a Gallo-Roman estate name Montiniacum formed either from a personal name or from a derivative of mons "mountain" and the locative suffix acum)... [more]
Erol Turkish
From the given name Erol.
Ackroyd English
Topographic name from Middle English ake "oak" and rod "clearing".
Suginaka Japanese
Sugi means "cedar" and naka means "middle".
Galicia Spanish
Spanish: ethnic name for someone from the former kingdom of Galicia, now an autonomous region of northwestern Spain.
Mcloughlin Scottish
Variation of the surname McLaughlin.
Shikazu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 志和 (see Shiwa).
Ragatz German (Swiss)
Habitational name from Ragaz in Grison canton.
Soeda Japanese
From Japanese 添 (soeru) meaning "attach" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Premaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Chaemchamrat Thai
From Thai แจ่ม (chaem) meaning "bright, clear, shining" and จำรัส (chamrat) meaning "brilliant, radiant, prosperous".
Deresse Amharic, Ethiopian
From the given name Deresse or Deressa.
Hüseynli Azerbaijani
From the given name Hüseyn.
Natal Portuguese, Spanish
From the personal name Natal (from Latin Natalis), bestowed on someone born at Christmas or with reference to the Marian epithet María del Natal.
Ghazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Ghazaryan.
Port English, German, French
Either from Middle English porte "gateway, entrance" (Old French porte, from Latin porta), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town or city, or for the gatekeeper... [more]
Kesküla Estonian
Kesküla is an Estonian name, derived from "kesk" ("central") and "küla" ("village").
Roascio Italian (Rare)
Derived from Roascio, the name of a municipality in the province of Cuneo in the Piedmont region of Italy. The meaning of the municipality's name is uncertain, but since it is located in Piedmont and known as Roass in the Piedmontese language, the etymological origin of the name is most likely Piedmontese... [more]
Frascatore Italian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It is possibly derived from (or related to) Italian frasca meaning "bough, branch", which might possibly indicate that the surname had first started out as a nickname for someone who worked as a woodcutter or as a forester... [more]
Cabaco Spanish, Filipino
From spanish word cabaco means "horse"
Troiano Italian
From the given name Troiano
Boonsook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญสุข (see Bunsuk).
Synenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian синій (syniy), meaning "blue".
Carulli Italian
It should derive from the late Latin cognomen Carullus, a hypochoristic form of the more widespread cognomen Carus.... [more]
Majange Shona
Meaning unknown.
Kumasaka Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".
Dimaliwat Filipino, Tagalog
Means "firm, stubborn" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and liwat meaning "to transfer (liquid from one container to another)".
Suurkivi Estonian
Suurkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "big stone".
Cake English
From the Middle English cake denoting a flat loaf made from fine flour (Old Norse kaka), hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker who specialized in fancy breads. It was first attested as a surname in the 13th century (Norfolk, Northamptonshire).
Külm Estonian
Külm is an Estonian surname meaning "cold" or "chilly".
Schliwka German
A notable person bearing the surname was athlete Gunther Schliwka.
Ramasamy Tamil
From the name of the Hindu god Rama 1 combined with Tamil சாமி (sami) meaning "chief, master, lord" (ultimately from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svamin)).
Cutright English (?)
Possibly an occupational name for someone who makes carts.
Milman English
From the old English word mylen meaning "mill" and mann meaning "man", which in this sense means a worker
Wyley English
Variant of Wiley.
Carton Irish
Variant of McCartan.
Trka Czech
Not Avaliable.
Kuroniwa Japanese
Kuro means "black" and niwa means "garden".
Mansilla Spanish
Spanish: habitational name from Mansilla a place in La Rioja province.
Buglass English
Possibly from the Booklawes region near Melrose, Roxburgshire, originally spelt "Buke-Lawes" (lit. "buck/stag" combined with "low ground"); otherwise from the Gaelic words buidhe - "yellow" and glas - "green".
Valensi Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Valencia in Spain.
Haiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 灰屋 (haiya) meaning "ash store", referring to an ash fertilizer seller or a crematory operator.
Mitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Mito.
Bigović Croatian
Meaning unknown. Sources say that there's only 35 people with this surname in Croatia.... [more]
Broek Dutch
Means "marsh, wetland" in Dutch.
Vaaderpall Estonian
Vaaderpall is an Estonian surname meaning "level mark".
Gjonaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Gjon" in Albanian.
Quinley English, Scottish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Apparently an altered form of Scottish McKinley or a reduced form of Irish Mcquinnelly, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Coingheallaigh or Ó Coingheallaigh ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach’, a personal name meaning ‘faithful to pledges’.
Root English
A nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English rote "glad, cheerful".
Vince English
From a short form of the personal name Vincent.
Appelkvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish apel or äpple both meaning "apple" and kvist "branch, twig".
Rusakova Russian
Julia Rusakova-Harper was a Russian astronaut for NASA and former wife to Jack Harper in the movie Oblivion (2013). She was played by Olga Kurylenko alongside Jack Harper’s character played by Tom Cruise... [more]
Scarselli Italian
From scarsella "purse", a type of bag hung around the neck to keep money in. Possibly indicated a wealthy person.
Haavapuu Estonian
Haavapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen tree".
Castañón Spanish
Possibly derived from Spanish castaño, meaning "chestnut tree". Alternatively, it may be derived from castañón, which is the Spanish word for the kippernut plant (species Conopodium majus).
Becci Italian
Possibly derived from a dialectic form of vecchio "old", or from Celtic becci "beaks", perhaps indicating someone with a large nose.
Levsha Russian
Means "left-handed" in Russian.
Bane Irish
An anglicized surname of Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Bháin, meaning "white" or "fair".
Magalona Hiligaynon, Filipino, Tagalog
Magalona is a Filipino surname, a derivation of both the Hiligaynon Magalona, which means ‘headline’, and Magalona, a diminutive of the Occitan Margalida.
Piana Italian
Topographic name from piana ‘plain’, ‘level ground’, from Latin planus, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word.
Alakozai Pashto
Means "son of Alako" in Pashto.
Sami Arabic
Derived from the given name Sami 2.
Ault English
Variant of Old.
Treial Estonian
Treial is an Estonian surname meaning "turner".
Culver English
Means "person who keeps or looks after doves", or from a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a dove (e.g. in mild disposition) (in either case from Middle English culver "dove")... [more]
Palfreyman English
Variant of Palfrey combined with the suffix man.
Torvalds Finland Swedish
From the given name Torvald. A notable bearer is Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds (b. 1969), inventor of the Linux kernel.
Guyon French
From a diminutive of Guy 1.
Vissers Flemish, Dutch
Patronymic of Visser.
Houseman English
Referred to a man who lived or worked in a house, as opposed to a smaller hut (see House). Famous bearers of this name include Romanian-British-American actor John Houseman (1902-1988; real name Jacques Haussmann), Argentine soccer player René Houseman (1953-2018) and Canadian actor Tyson Houseman (1990-).
Bulahan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "lucky, fortunate, blessed" in Cebuano.