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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Streep Dutch
Means "stripe, hyphen" in Dutch.
Palacpac Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog palakpak meaning "appaluse."
Masel German
German from a pet form of a short form of Thomas.
Combès French
Either a topographic name from combe "narrow valley ravine" (see Combe ) or a habitational name from any of various places in southern France for example in Hérault named Combes.
Sommerhalder German (Swiss)
From High German sommer meaning "summer" and halder meaning "holder".
Lelio Italian
From the given name Lelio.
Saemonsaburou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 左衛門三郎 (see Saemonsaburō).
Ship English
This unusual name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is an occupational surname for "a mariner", or perhaps, occasionally a "ship or boat-builder". The derivation of the name is from the Olde English pre 7th Century scip, ship, in Middle English schip
Uniacke Irish
Unknown meaning.
Roberta English
One of the n middle name
D'Alfonso Italian
From the given name Alfonso.
Asryan Armenian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the Azerbaijani Əsra.
Cingöz Turkish
Means "wily, sly, cunning" in Turkish.
Moskowitz Jewish
Germanized form of a patronymic surname formed by adding the Slavic suffix "-ovic" meaning "son of" to a Yiddish transformation (Moshke) of the biblical Hebrew personal Moses ("Mosko" was a Polish pet form of the personal name Moses).
Mróz Polish
From a nickname for a white-haired man or alternatively for one of an icy and unsociable disposition, from Polish mróz "frost". Also can be from a short form of the personal name Ambroży
Humphries English
Derived from the given name Humphrey.
Nathan English
From the given name Nathan.
Overson English
Derived from the Old French name Overson, meaning "dweller by the river-banks". The name was probably brought to England in the wake of the Norman conquest of 1066.
Macgill Irish, Scottish
An Anglicisation of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill.
Messaoudi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mas'ud.
Gaitan Romanian
Variant of Gaita.
Griessler German
Topographic name for someone who lived or farmed in an area of sand.
Low Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Romanization of Liu chiefly used in Malaysia and Singapore.
Yukhymenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Yukhym".
Shigeta Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Srinivasan Indian, Tamil
Tamil variant of Shrinivas.
Zinkiv Ukrainian
From a diminutive of Zinoviy.
Godrich German
German form of Goodrich.
Kasai Japanese
It means fire in Japanese
Svanström Swedish
Combination of Swedish svan "swan" and ström "stream".
Żyźniewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Żyźniewo.
Van Aanholt Dutch
Means "from Anholt", a small village in the northeast of the province of Drenthe in the Netherlands, itself meaning "hold, rest" in Dutch (a place where people could rest for the night). A famous bearer is the Dutch soccer player Patrick van Aanholt (1990-).
Georgiades Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Georgiadis chiefly used in Cyprus.
Pai Hui
From the Persian name Baiderluden.
Milbourne English
Variant form of Milburn.
Luuri Estonian
Luuri is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from luuraja meaning "scout". Possibly a variation of the masculine given name Lauri.
Bastiaan Dutch
From the given name Bastiaan.
Jelenković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from jelen meaning "deer."
Shimano Japanese
Shima means "island" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Sidiqi Pashto, Persian, Afghan
Means "the veracious" from Arabic صَدَقَ (ṣadaqa) meaning "to be truthful, to be sincere". It is also a variant of Persian Sadeghi.
Singtong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สิงห์ทอง (see Singthong).
Win English
Variant spelling of Wynn.
Harton English
This surname is a habitational one, denoting someone who lived in a village in County Durham or in North Yorkshire.... [more]
Vahtra Estonian
Vahtra is an Estonian surname meaning "maple" (Aceraceae).
Heacock English
variant spelling of Haycock
Eski Turkish
Means "old (as in an object)" in Turkish.
Rexford American
American form of German 'Rexforth' thought to mean "kings crossing".
Ódinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Óðinn".
Lapot Filipino
Linguitistic origins of the surname Lapot, which means "thick" pertaining to a consistency originated from Central Luzon region of the Philippines.
Eshaghi Persian
From the given name Eshagh.
Ciani Italian
From the given name Ciano, a diminutive of Luciano, Feliciano, Marciano, or other names with similar endings... [more]
Blunt English
Nickname for a person with fair hair or a light complexion from Old French blunt meaning "blond". It was also used as a nickname for a stupid person from Middle English blunt or blont meaning "dull".
Loomis English
Derived from Lomax (Lumhalghs), near Bury, Lancashire, which means "pool nook/recess."
Räim Estonian
Räim is an Estonian surname meaning "Baltic herring".
Stähle German
Variant of Stahl.
Carino Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Carino.
Galant French
French cognate of Galante and variant of Galland.
Fulvio Italian
From the given name Fulvio.
Höök Swedish
Derived from Swedish hök "hawk".
Vicary English (British)
There are a number of theories as to the origins of the name, Spanish sailors shipwrecked after the Armada and French Huguenots fleeing the Revolution are two of the more romantic ones. It is more likely to have come as someone associated with the church - the vicar, who carried out the pastoral duties on behalf of the absentee holder of a benefice... [more]
Kushman German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Kuschmann.
Kratochwil German
German cognate of Kratochvil.
Sneider German (Americanized), Jewish (Ashkenazi, Americanized), Yiddish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Dutch
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schneider meaning "tailor" and of its Slavic variants, especially Czech Šneidr (also Šneider) and Šnejdr (also Šnejder), but also of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian Šnajder, Czech Šnajdr (see Snider).... [more]
Ahluwalia Indian, Punjabi
From a village named Ahlu that existed as a misl (state) of the Sikh Confederacy during the 18th century.
Rabinovitch Yiddish
Variant transcription of Rabinovich.
Spínola Portuguese
Portuguese topographic name from a diminutive of espinha ‘thorn’, ‘thorn bush’.
Savasti Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of สวัสดี (see Sawatdi).
Stålhammar Swedish
Means "steel hammer" (from Swedish stål "steel" and hammare "hammer"). Was originally a name common among blacksmiths.
Sandhurst English (Rare)
From Sandhurst, the name of places in the English counties of Kent, Gloucestershire and Berkshire, all of which come from the Old English elements sand "sand" and hyrst "hillock, copse".
Capote Italian (Tuscan)
Capote is a name for person who was the chief of the head from the Italian personal name Capo.
Saelao Thai
Form of Liu used by Thais of Chinese descent, formed with Thai แซ่ (sae) denoting Chinese family names.
Goe Korean
Varient of Ko.
Holkeri Finnish
Finnish surname, derived from Scandinavian given name Holger.
Yule Medieval English
Nickname for someone who was born on Christmas Day or had some other connection with this time of year, from Middle English yule ‘Christmastide’ (Old English geol, reinforced by the cognate Old Norse term jól).
Põim Estonian
Põim is an Estonian surname derived from "põimima" ("enlace" or "entwine")' loosely meaning "weaver".
Sabolić Croatian
Croatian form of Szabó.
Gurung Nepali
From the name of the Gurung (Tamu) people of Nepal, itself an exonym probably of Tibetan origin.
Langhans German
German and Dutch: distinguishing nickname for a tall man (see Lang) called Hans.
Sekiya Japanese
From Japanese 関 (seki) meaning "frontier pass" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Khachukaev Chechen
Meaning uncertain.
Kleinman German
Nickname meaning Small Man.
Beerbrewer English
Means Brewer of Beer.
Biarujia Taneraic
This is the only existing surname derived from Javant Biarujia’s constructed personal language, Taneraic, which he created over several decades. The meaning is unknown.
Kikkamägi Estonian
Kikkamägi is an Estonian surname meaning "spindle (tree: Euonymus) mountain".
Kaas Estonian
Kaas is an Estonian surname meaning "brother", "co-" and "fellow".
Ranković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Ranko".
Aa Norwegian
Derived from aa, an obsolete spelling of Norwegian å "small river, stream".
Emmus Estonian
Emmus is an Estonian surname likely derived from the root "-emus", meaning "superiority" and "advantage".
Arturo Italian, Spanish
From the given name Arturo.
Bostock English
From the name of a village in Cheshire, England, meaning "Bota’s place", derived from the Old English given name Bota combined with stoc "place, dwelling".
Beery English (American)
Americanized form of Swiss German Bieri.
Harmeninck Frisian
Patronymic of Hermann.
Leheroo Estonian
Leheroo is an Estonian surname meaning "leafy cane".
Serafín Spanish, Galician
From the given name Serafín.
Richie English (Rare), Italian
Diminutive form of Richard. It could also have been a nickname for one who was rich or wealthy, or, in Italy, a variant of Ricci... [more]
Saarpuu Estonian
Saarpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "ash tree".
Karakaş Turkish
Means "black eyebrow" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and kaş meaning "eyebrow".
Amrad Filipino
Unknown origin.
Asai Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Bure Old Swedish, Swedish
This was the name of an influential family in 16th century Sweden. The name originated from the village Bure (now known as Bureå) in Skellefteå parish in Northern Sweden. The village got its name from the nearby Bure River (Swedish: Bure älv, Bureälven) whose name was derived from the Swedish dialectal word burra "buzz, rumble".
Zvezdanović Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the given name Zvezdan.
Kör Turkish
Means "blind" or "blunt" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian کور (kor).
Ucar Croatian
1 Croatian, Serbian, and eastern Slovenian: ironic nickname for an autocratic person, from car ‘tsar’.... [more]
Jafarpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian جعفرپور (see Jafarpour).
Alighiero Italian
From the given name Alighiero.
Ó Cionnfhaolaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Cionnfhaoladh".
Ootani Japanese
From Japanese 大 (oo) meaning "big" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
D'Oreste Italian
From the given name Oreste
Naegi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 苗木 with 苗 (byou, myou, nae, nawa-) meaning "sapling, seedling, shoot" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]
Opaliński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish town of Opalenica, Nowy Tomyśl County.
Zubeldia Basque
Derived from Basque zumel "holm oak" and the locative suffix -di.
Younger English, American
English (mainly Borders) from Middle English yonger ‘younger’, hence a distinguishing name for, for example, the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. In one case, at least, however, the name is known to have been borne by an immigrant Fleming, and was probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer ‘young nobleman’ (see Jonker)... [more]
Palfreyman English
Variant of Palfrey combined with the suffix man.
Andriyiv Ukrainian
Means "son of Andriy".
Palmiste Estonian
Palmiste is an Estonian surname relating to "palm (tree)".
Keravnos Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek meaning "thunderbolt".
Kauka Low German, Sorbian
Best known as the surname of a certain Rolf. It is perhaps a Sorbian and Northeast Low German variant of Kafka and Kawa, both of which mean ‘Jackdaw’ in Czech and Polish.... [more]
Wiflin English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the elements wefa and land.
Love English, Scottish
From Anglo-Norman French lo(u)ve meaning "female wolf."
Cordett Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Simkin Jewish
Means "son of Simke", Simke being a diminutive of the Yiddish feminine name Sime (from Hebrew Simcha, literally "joy").
Aniston English
"Town of Agnes, Agnes town"... [more]
Croom English
Based on a nickname for a crippled person or a hunchback, derived from Middle English crom(p) and Old English crumb, meaning "bent", "crooked", or "stopping". (See Crump.)
Aßman German
Derived from Middle Low German asse "axle", this name used to denote an axle maker. In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of Asmussen.
Knigga German (Rare)
Possible variant of Knigge
Maides English
Maides is an almost extinct surname which has decreased significantly in popularity since the 19th century, though has always been relatively uncommon. The surname is today most popular in Leicestershire but the family bearing the surname from that area seem to have originated from the south of Warwickshire... [more]
Kajita Japanese
From Japanese 梶 (kaji) meaning "mulberry" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Eegeesiak Inuit
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Adzuchi Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.
Bingley English
Habitational surname for someone originally from the town of Bingley in West Yorkshire, England. The name is either derived from the given name Bynna combined with the suffix -inga meaning "the people of" or from the Old English elements bing meaning "hollow" and leah meaning "woodland, clearing".
Oostwal Dutch
From the Dutch words oost "east" and wal "coast, shore" or "bank, levee, wall".
Tuquib Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano tukib meaning "well-defined, detailed, complete".
Fesyuk Ukrainian
Maybe a variant of Fedosyuk.
Lepère French
Means "the father" in French.
Aed Estonian
Aed is an Estonian surname meaning "garden".
Porat Jewish, Hebrew
From the given name Poratha.
Papazian Armenian
Patronymic from Turkish papaz ‘(Orthodox) priest’, ‘father’, from Greek papas (see Papas).
Grawert Low German, German (East Prussian)
As a Low German name, Grawert is derived from Middle High German grā and Old High German grāo "gray" (originally "shimmery, gleaming"). As a surname, it was a nickname given to someone with gray hair.... [more]
Tsukauchi Japanese
From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside, within"
Mudd English
Either (i) "person who lives in a muddy area"; (ii) from the medieval female personal name Mudd, a variant of Maud (variously Mahalt, Mauld, Malt, vernacular versions of Anglo-Norman Matilda); or (iii) from the Old English personal name Mōd or Mōda, a shortened form of various compound names beginning with mōd "courage".
Poitier French
Evidently an altered spelling of Pothier. A famous bearer of this surname was the Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier (1927-2022).
Dimafelix Tagalog
Hispanicized variant of Dimapilis.
Cresta Italian, Romansh
Derived from Italian and Romansh cresta "crest" (ultimately from Latin crista). This name was perhaps applied as a topographic name for someone who lived by the crest of a mountain or as a nickname with reference to the comb of a rooster.
Al-Otaibi Arabic
Means "the Otaibi", referring to the Otaibah (عتيبة) tribe of Saudi Arabia and the Arabian peninsula.
Lolokhoev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan), itself derived from Lyalakh, the name of a mountain village. The village's name itself is of unknown meaning.
Tiigi Estonian
Tiigi is an Estonian surname meaning "pond".
Mung Chin
From a part of a Chin masculine compound personal name of unexplained meaning.
Greenway Welsh
Derived from the given name Goronwy.
Sugio Japanese
"Pine tree tail."
Murdmaa Estonian
Murdmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "off-road" (literally, "fraction(al) land").
Rhode American
Comes from the state 'Rhode Island' in America
Waco Indigenous American, Comanche
Is believed to have a Native American origin and may mean "the chosen ones" in the language of a tribe. However, the exact meaning of the name and the tribe's connection to the modern-day surname is not entirely clear.
Lightfoot English
From a nickname for a messenger or a swift runner, derived from Middle English light "having little weight" and fot "foot".
Pestana Portuguese
Nickname for a person with prominent eyelashes, from Portuguese pestana "eyelash".
Solomonov mu Russian, Belarusian, Jewish
Derived from the Hebrew name. Means "son of Solomon".
Cherkasets Ukrainian
Means "from Cherkasy".
Rabiot French
Occupational name for a radish merchant.
Andino Greek
This surname was originally derived from the Greek Andreas, a name meaning manly. It was the name of the first of Jesus Christ's disciples, which is known in various local forms throughout Christendom... [more]
Majors Norman
Based on the Norman given name Mauger. The name indicates one who is the son of Maugier, an Old French personal name, which is derived from the Old Germanic name Malger, which means council spear.
Virk Punjabi
From the name of the founder of the clan, a Rajput named Virak.
Keohavong Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel", ຫາ (ha) meaning "seek, find, obtain" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Rason English
Variant of Reason.
Bäcklund Swedish
Combination of Swedish bäck "brook, stream" and Lund "grove".
Veral English
Meaning:stubborn,aggressive,mathamatician smart
Walking Bear Indigenous American
A notable bearer is Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail, the first Crow individual to achieve a higher education, and one of the first Native American nurses to ever be accepted.
Millar English
Variant of Miller.
Starchenko Ukrainian
Probably from Ukrainian старий (staryy), meaning "old".
Foote English
Nickname for someone with a peculiarity or deformity of the foot, from Middle English fot (Old English fot), or in some cases from the cognate Old Norse byname Fótr.
Ágoston Hungarian
From the given name Ágoston.
Rattana Khmer, Thai
Derived from Thai รัตน์ (rạtn) meaning "gem jewel"
Shandera Czech (Anglicized, Modern)
Shandera is anglicized for Šandera, a patronymic for Alexander (son of Alexander), the euiqvalent of Sandoor in Hungarian or Sanders in English.
Kurogi Japanese
Variant of Kuroki, Kuro means "Black" and Gi means "Tree, Wood".
Luxon South African
Transferred use of the surname Luxon.
Mann Sanskrit (Anglicized)
Originally Sanskrit, now in Punjabi and Hindi - used by Jats predominantly in Punjab area of NW India. Well represented in Sikhs. Also spelled as {!Maan} when anglicized. Belonged to landholding nobility of warrior caste (knights) that at one time held a strong and established kingdom.... [more]
Ptushko Russian
Means "little bird".
Nwude Igbo
The surname Nwude is likely of Igbo origin, a major ethnic group in Nigeria. In the Igbo language, Nwude (or Nwodi) can be a combination of two elements:... [more]