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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Speck German
Variant of Specker as well as a locational surname from one of various places called Speck, Specke and Specken in northern Germany and Spöck in southern Germany, as well as an occupational surname derived from German Speck "bacon" denoting a butcher who sepcialized in the production of bacon, as well as a derisive nickname for a corpulent person.
Sin Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Shan.
Nottage English
Nickname referring to the nuthatch bird, derived from Middle English notehache meaning "nuthatch".
Foroughi Persian
From Persian فروغ (forough) meaning "brightness, lustre".
Grove German
Habitational name from any of several places named Grove or Groven in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, derived from Middle Low Germany grove "hole, pit, ditch, channel"... [more]
Schaap Dutch
Means "sheep" in Dutch, an occupational name for a shepherd. Alternatively, it could be a nickname for someone who looked or behaved like a sheep in some way, or who lived by a sign depicting a sheep.
Joelson English
Means "son of Joel".
Mizui Japanese
Mizu means "water" and i means "mineshaft, pit, hole".
Calinao Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Derived from Cebuano and Hiligaynon kalinaw meaning "calmness, peace, tranquility".
Khalidi Arabic
From the given name Khalid.
Premawardena Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රේමවර්ධන (see Premawardana).
Graupman German
Occupational name for someone who produced or dealt with grits and legumes, from early modern German graupe "pot barley" (bohemian krupa) and man "man".
Kurth German
From the given name Kurt
Ibuki Japanese
It is written as 伊 (i) meaning "that one" and 吹 (buki) meaning "blow into".
Raud Estonian
Means "iron" in Estonian.
Agius Maltese
Nickname derived from Maltese għaġuż meaning "old man".
Ouardi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic وردي (wardiyy) meaning "floral, rosaceous".
Mohseni Persian
From the given name Mohsen.
Linder German
Derived from the German word linde, which means lime tree.
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.
Banai Iranian, Persian
Derived from the Hindu goddess Banai, the second wife of Khandoba.
Distel German, Low German, Dutch
Means "thistle" in German and Dutch, a topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of ground overgrown with thistles, or perhaps a nickname for a "prickly" person.
Moncada Spanish
A habitational surname, from Catalan Montcada, ultimately from monte "mountain" and an older variant of Catalonia.
Mikazuki Japanese (Rare)
Mikazuki is a one kanji surname that means "crescent moon".
Littlejohn Scottish, English
Distinguishing epithet for the smallest of two or more bearers of the common personal name John. Compare Meiklejohn... [more]
Selwyn English
from the Middle English personal name Selewin (Old English Selewine perhaps from sele "manor" or sǣl "happiness prosperity" and wine "friend")... [more]
Randazzo Italian, Sicilian
Habitational name from a town in Catania, Sicily, called Randazzo.
Morrell English
Anglicization of Morel, related to Morell.
Aleixo Portuguese
From the given name Aleixo.
Aiden English
Derived from the first name Aiden.
Scarf English
Variant of Scarff.
Laveau French (Cajun)
A Cajun surname meaning "the calf".
Nuut Estonian
Nuut is an an Estonian surname meaning "whip". Also, a masculine given name derived form the Scandinavian name "Knut".
Adamchak Rusyn, Polish (Ukrainianized)
Rusyn form and Ukrainianised form of Adamczak.
Trouillefou French, Literature
From a compound of colloquial French trouille "fear" and fou "mad, crazy". Clopin Trouillefou is a fictional character in the 1831 novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo, depicted as a Romani Frenchman who is the King of Truands (the criminals and outcasts of Paris) disguises himself as a beggar begging the audience for money, disrupting Pierre Gringoire's play.
Ho-Tan Popular Culture
Invented surname belonging to Alfie Ho-Tan, the scribe of the Council of Elders in the TV series Yonderland.
Hucke English
Variant of Huck
Younis Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Yunus.
Greasby English
One who came from Greasby, a parish on the Wirral Peninsula, in Cheshire, now Merseyside.
He Chinese
“He” means “to cheer” in Chinese.
Tamburini Italian
Means "drummer", from Italian tamburo "drum".
Deniz Turkish
Means "sea" in Turkish.
Maxton English
From a place name meaning "Maccus' settlement".
Collison English
A variant of Collinson, which is a variant of Collins 2.
Rutman Jewish, German
1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rothman. ... [more]
Nanjo Japanese
From 南 (nan) meaning "south" and 條 (jo) meaning "section, article, clause".
Krupen Belarusian
From Belarusian круп (krup), meaning "grain".
Cubillas Spanish
Denoted a person from one of the various places of this name in Castile and León, Spain, which may derive from a diminutive of Old Spanish cuba meaning "barrel", ultimately from Latin cupa (see Cuba)... [more]
Banchieri Italian
From Italian banchiere "banker" or from the related Genoese bancherus "shopkeeper, street vendor".
Gulyanich Russian
From гулять (gulyat'), meaning "walk".
Sovereign French
Translation of the French surname Souverain which is derived from Old French souverain meaning "high place".
Siason Filipino
From Hokkien 謝孫 (siā-sun), derived from 謝 (siā) meaning "refuse, decline" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".
Brian Irish, English, French
1) Variant spelling of Bryan. ... [more]
Creig Scottish, English
Derived from Scottish Gaelic crioch "border".
Chang Korean
Variant romanization of Jang.
Bläsi Romansh
Derived from the given name Blasius.
Lingerfelt American (South)
Americanized spelling of German Lingenfeld, a habitational name from a place so named in the Palatinate.
Barker English
SURNAME Town cryer, or someone who shouts out notices
Löffler German
Derived from German löffel, it denotes a person who produces or trades spoons.
Hamasho Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 浜正 or 濱正 (see Hamashō).
Savignac French
Habitational name for someone from various communes by this name in France.
Chomchuen Thai
Means "congratulations" from Thai ชม (chom) meaning "see, watch, praise, admire" and ชื่น (chuen) meaning "happy, joyful, delighted".
Avdonina Russian
feminine form of Avdonin
Tsunemi Japanese
Tsune can mean "constant" or "always" and mi means "see, outlook, viewpoint" .
Kazaryan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազարյան (see Ghazaryan).
Kari Finnish, German (Austrian), Slovene (?), Hungarian, Indian, Marathi
As a Finnish name, it is a topographic and ornamental name from kari "small island", "stony rapids", "sandbar", or "rocky place in a field". This name is found throughout Finland.... [more]
Awad Arabic
Derived from the given name Awad.
Ichibangassen Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 一番合戦 (see Ichibangase).
Biswas Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit विश्वास (viśvāsa) meaning "trust, confidence, faith".
Harui Japanese
Haru means "spring" "well, pit, mineshaft".
Marinaș Român
Este un nume de familie roman..
Lesch German
German variant of Loesch.
Vučković Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Dovzhenko Ukrainian
Derived from the word довгий, which means "long" in Ukrainian.
Nasim Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Nasim.
Porcelli Italian
From Italian porcello, meaning "piglet". Used to denote someone who worked as a swineherd, or perhaps a nickname for someone who resembled a piglet in some way.
Agnew Scottish
Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Agneaux in Manche, France.... [more]
Gillies Scottish
Scottish variant of Gillis or McGillis.
Xayachack Lao
From Lao ໄຊ​ (xay) meaning "victory" and ຈັກ (chak) meaning "wheel, circle, disk".
Piñero Spanish
Castilianized from the Portuguese surname Pinheiro, meaning "pine-tree"
Manhart German (Modern)
From the Germanic personal name Manhard, composed of the Germanic elements man "man", "human" + hard "hardy", "brave", "strong"... [more]
Satoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Satō.
Nate English
From the given name Nate.
Lugg English
English (Devon) probably from a local vernacular derivative of Lucas. However, Reaney posits an Old English personal name, Lugga, from which this name could be derived.
Asal Arabic
means "honey" in Arabic
Mangiaracina Italian
The Sicilian name for salpa, a kind of fish, from mangia "to eat" and racina "grapes".
Chen Hebrew
From the given name Chen 2.
Jeudi French (Caribbean), French
From the French for Thursday. Brought over from Europe to the Caribbean, where it is now mainly found in Haiti.
Nilsiam Thai
From Thai นิล (nin) meaning "very deep black" and สยาม (Sayam) meaning "Siam".
Bénisti Judeo-Spanish
Means "son of Isti", from a diminutive of the given name Benveniste.
Afghanzada Dari Persian
Means "son of the Afghan" in Persian.
Sinise English
The meaning of this surname is unknown. A notable bearer is American actor, Gary Sinise.
Njie African
It means path finder. It is an African surname only 11 people in the UK have this surname
Bault French
Variant of Baud.
Taketsuru Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) "bamboo" and 鶴 (tsuru) "crane (bird)".
Abeytunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේතුංග (see Abeythunga).
Ataullin Bashkir
From the given name Ataullah.
Bethea Welsh
Possible altered form of the Welch surname Bethel
Al Thani Arabic
Means "the second" in Arabic. This is the name of the royal family of Qatar.
Ikromov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Ikrom".
Barrineau French
The history of the Barrineau family goes back to the Medieval landscape of northern France, to that coastal region known as Normandy. Barrineau is a habitation name, derived from the place name Barrault, in Normandy.... [more]
Lamarr French, English
Variant form of Lamar.
Aranibar Basque
It indicates familial origin near Aranibar Palace in the Navarrese municipality of Arantza.
Kharebaty Ossetian
Derived from Georgian ხარება (xareba) meaning "annunciation".
St Vincent English
Most likely referring to Vincent Ferrer, a friar and preacher or one of the many places called St. Vincent.
Baghdadi Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic البغدادي (see al-Baghdadi).
Aspinall English
A locational name of Anglo-Saxon origin, it means “aspen well”.
Eisenhower English (American)
American form of German Eisenhauer. A notable bearer was Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), president of the United States between 1953 and 1961. His ancestors immigrated to Pennsylvania from Germany in the 1740s and at some point the spelling changed from Eisenhauer to Eisenhower.
Takvam Norwegian
Literally: "Thanks For"
Yanukovych Ukrainian
Viktor Yanukovych was president of Ukraine from 2010-2014.
Arase Japanese
Ara means "wild" and se means "ripple".
Wiebe German
From a short form of any of various Germanic personal names beginning with wig ‘battle’, ‘war.’
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.
Karunanayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කරුණානායක (see Karunanayake).
Condon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Condún, itself a Gaelicized form of the Anglo-Norman habitational name de Caunteton... [more]
Suciu Romanian
Romanian form of Szűcs.
Kull Estonian
Kull is an Estonian surname meaning "hawk".
Täpp Estonian
Täpp is an Estonian surname meaning "fleck" or "speckle".
Santala Finnish
From Finnish santa meaning "(slightly wet) sand" and the place suffix -la.
Gluhek Croatian
Derived from gluh, meaning "deaf".
Steinmetz German, Jewish
Occupational name from Middle High German steinmetze, German steinmetz "stonemason", "worker in stone".
Olivo Italian, Spanish
Topographic name from olivo "olive tree" or occupational name for someone who sold olives. Or from the given name Olivo given to someone born on Palm Sunday.
Egner Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of a farm in Norway, of unknown origin. A known bearer was Norwegian playwright Thorbjørn Egner (1912-1990).
Follador Italian
Derived from Italian follatore "fuller, treader", an occupational name for someone who fulled cloth (see Fuller).
Kloek Dutch
From Middle Dutch cloec meaning "deft, clever, skilful", derived from Old Germanic *klōkaz "strong, quick, smart".
Cabrel Occitan, Friulian, French, Venetian
From the Latin Capralis, meaning ‘a place full of goats’.
De Los Santos Spanish
Means "of the saints" in Spanish.
Borsheim Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from either of two farmsteads in Norway: Borsheim in Rogaland and Børsheim in Hordaland. Borsheim is a combination of an unknown first element and Norwegian heim "home", while Børsheim is a combination of Old Norse byrgi "fence, enclosure" and heim.
Wiltshire English
Habitational name from the county of Wiltshire in England.
Bernadotte French, Swedish
Possibly from the name of a historical province in Southern France named Béarn. This was originally a French non-noble surname. French general Jean Baptise Bernadotte (1763-1844) became the king of Sweden as Charles XIV John (Swedish: Karl XIV Johan) in 1818 and founded the current royal house in Sweden, House of Bernadotte.
El-Haddad Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic الحداد (see Al-Haddad) chiefly used in Egypt.
San Blas Spanish (Canarian)
Means "Saint Blaise" in Spanish.
Sinik Estonian
Sinik is an Estonian surname derived from "sinikas" meaning "bog bilberry".
Rajan Indian, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, Malaysian
From the title Raja or Raj denoting a South Asian king or prince; mainly used in Southern India.
Scheliga Polish
Variant and more Americanized spelling of Szeliga.
Wijnen Dutch
Patronymic form of Wijn, a short form of personal names containing the element wini "friend", such as Boudewijn or Adalwin.
Shumeyko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian шум (shum), meaning "noise".
Faïs Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Rare)
Derived from Old French and Occitan fagot, meaning "bundle" (of sticks/twigs), denoting someone who collects bundles.
Chandra Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), Lin (林), Xie (謝) or Zeng (曾)... [more]
Paddock English
Derived from Middle English parrock meaning "paddock, small enclosure", hence a topographic name for a dweller by a paddock or an enclosed meadow. It could also be a nickname for a person who resembled a toad or frog in some way (derived from Middle English paddock meaning "toad, frog"), or denote a person hailing from one of the many places in England that bear this name, for example the town and civil parish of Paddock Wood in Kent.
Kloosterman Dutch
Derived from Dutch klooster "cloister, monastery" and man "person, man", given to someone who worked for a monastery or lived near one.
Bechdel German
Variant of German Bechtel. ... [more]
Marker German
Status name for someone who lived on an area of land that was marked off from the village land or woodland, Middle High German merkære.
Dharmadasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma) meaning "that which is established, law, duty, virtue" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Josefsson Swedish
Means "son of Josef" in Swedish.
Amir Jewish
From the given name Amir 2.
Goodenough English
From a medieval nickname probably applied either to someone of average abilities or to an easily satisfied person, from Middle English good "good" (from Old English god) and ynogh "enough"... [more]
Vogt De Salz Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt.
Chalmers Scottish
Variant of Chambers. The -l- was originally an orthographic device to indicate the length of the vowel after assimilation of -mb- to -m(m)-.
Ussisoo Estonian
Ussisoo is an Estonian surname meaning "vermian swamp".
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.
Ó Cionnfhaolaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Cionnfhaoladh".
Cram English
From the the Scottish place name Crambeth (now Crombie), a village and ancient parish in Torryburn, Fife.
De Michele Italian, French
An Italian and French patronymic surname, meaning "son of Michele 1".
Mebarak Arabic (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Arabic Mubarak.
Dubreuil French
Topographic name derived from Old French breuil meaning "marshy woodland" (also derived from Late Latin brogilum, of Gaulish origin). In French the term later came to mean "enclosed woodland" and then "cleared woodland", and both these senses may also be reflected in the surname.
Kathalipatrasamit Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Scarff English
Nickname from Old Norse skarfr meaning "cormorant".
Rodak Rusyn
Rusyn form of Rođak.
Minoshima Japanese
Mi means "beauty", no is a possessive particle, and shima means "island".
Otsuki Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大槻 (see Ōtsuki).
Kolesar Czech (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare), German (Austrian, Modern, Rare)
Means either 'wheelwright' or 'coleminer' depending on the region.
Takatsuka Japanese
Taka means "high" and tsuka means "mound, hill".
Doerflinger German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places in Bavaria named Dörfling.
Miao Chinese
From Chinese 苗 (miáo) meaning "seedling, shoot, sprout", also referring to the ancient fief of Miao, which existed in the state of Chu during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Kondo Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kondō.
Stannard English
From the medieval personal name Stanhard, literally "stone-strong" or "stone-brave".
Ohtsuka Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsuka.
Yager German
Americanized form of JÄGER, meaning "hunter."
Rønning Norwegian
From any of the many farmsteads named Rønning, ultimately derived from Old Norse ruðja "woodland clearing".
Valez Spanish
I think it is of Spanish Background possibly meaning 'Soldier' or 'Guard'. ... [more]
Olano Basque
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Basque Country, derived from ola "factory, forge, ironworks; hut cabin" and the diminutive suffix -no.
Amanpour Persian
Means "son of Aman".
Sesay African, Temne, Loko, Limba, Kuranko
Is a Muslim Surname from Sierra Leone. It is used among many tribes.
Arquette French
From arquet meaning "little bow" or "little arch" (diminutive of arche, from Latin arcus). It was originally an occupational name for an archer, but the French word arquet(te) is also found in the sense 'market trader' (originally, perhaps, one with a stall underneath an arch)... [more]
Falimban Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فلمبان (see Felemban).
Ramazashvili Georgian
Means "son of Ramaz".
Lattanzio Italian
From the given name derived from Latin Lactantius, which could derive from the minor Roman agricultural deity Lactans, or directly from the Latin word lactans "suckling, milking".
Chaminda Sinhalese
From the given name Chaminda.
Soroush Persian
From the given name Soroush.
Lormnaimuang Thai
The surname "ล้อมในเมือง" is used after the place they was born Nai Muang District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.
Vaaks Estonian
Vaaks is an Estonian surname meaning "elecampane" ("Inula helenium", also called "horse-heal" or "elfdock").
Burl English
Old English occupational name originally meaning "cup bearer" or "butler" for one who dispensed wine and had charge of the cellar. Eventually the name came to mean the chief servant of a royal or noble household and was replaced by the French language inspired named 'Butler,' akin to the world "bottler".
Chegal Korean (Rare)
Meaning unknown. In 2015 approximately 5,735 people had this surname.
Bağırzadə Azerbaijani
Means "descendant of Bağır", using the Persian suffix زاده (zade) meaning "offspring".