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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Kiviloo Estonian
Kiviloo is an Estonian surname meaning "stone swathe".
Junio Spanish
From the given name Junio
Axinte Romanian
From the given name Axinte.
Bonjovi Italian
Variant of Bongiovi, a famous bearer of this name is Jon Bon Jovi.
Kartashyan Armenian
Means "son of the stonemason" from Armenian քարտաշ (kʿartaš) meaning "stonecutter, stonemason".
Clift English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a crevice in rock, derived from Middle English clift meaning "cleft". The American actor Montgomery Clift (1920-1966) was a famous bearer of this name.
Dench English
Denoting someone from Denmark.
Pelagatti Italian
Probably derives from an old expression meaning "cheat, scoundrel", literally a combination of pela "to skin" and gatti "cats".
Juniel English (American), French (?)
Perhaps from French "Junior" or "juvenile".
Robertin French (Rare)
Derived from the medieval French masculine given name Robertin, which was a diminutive of the given name Robert.
Kreutzer German
Variant of Kreutz otherwise it indicated that the bearer of the surname lived in Kreitz near Neuss in Germany
Atienza Spanish, Filipino
Habitational name from the municipality of Atienza in Guadalajara province, Spain.
Ang Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Hong.
Chinji Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鎮寺 (Chinji), from 鎮寺門 (Chinjimon), a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, as well as surrounding areas.
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.
Cubbon Manx
Manx contracted form of the Irish Gaeilge "Mac Ghiobúin". See also McCubbon
Leamon English
From an Old English word leof related to love and in this case meaning "beloved" plus the word man.
Gadbury English
Habitational name from Cadborough, alias Gateborough, in Rye, Sussex, probably so named from Old English gāt meaning "goat" + beorg meaning "hill".
Graciano Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Graciano.
Häberli German (Swiss)
Derived from Alemannic and Upper German Haber, a variant of Standard High German Hafer "oats" in combination with the diminutive suffix -li. This name denoted a young farmer of oats.
Schottler German
Occupational name for a wood turner, Middle Low German scoteler (an agent derivative of scotel ‘wooden bowl’).
Bogdanowicz Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bogdanowo or Bogdanów, both derived from the given name Bogdan.
Plahna German (Austrian)
It is a name from the Gratkorn, Graz, Styria area of Austria
Roddy Irish, Welsh
Derived from the Gaelic name Ó Rodaigh and linked to the given name Roddy meaning spirited or fierce
Tăng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Zeng, from Sino-Vietnamese 曾 (tăng).
Lieb German
From a short form of the various compound Slavic personal names formed with lubo- "love" as the first element.
Quispe Quechua (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Quechua qispi meaning "free".
Musazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Musa".
Schau Norwegian
Variant of Skau.
Di Giacomo Italian
Means "son of Jacob".
Garson Scottish, French, English, German (Anglicized), Spanish, Jewish
Variant of Scottish Carson and Corston, French Garçon, Spanish-Jewish Garzon and English Garston, or an Americanised form of German Gerson... [more]
Pardauil Portuguese
An uncommon surname possibly derived from the word pardal, meaning "sparrow".
Kīnkamäg Livonian
Probably coming from the Livonian coast.
Chiapello Italian
Possibly connected to chiappare "to catch, to trap", a nickname for a hunter. Alternately, may be an elaborate form of Chiappa.
Marple English
Means "boundary stream" from Old English maere (boundary), and pyll (stream).
Comsa Romanian (Rare), Romanian
The surname Comsa likely has Eastern European origins, particularly in Romania. It may derive from a variation of the name Coman, relating to the Cumans, a historical group.
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]
Qureshi Arabic, Urdu
Denotes a member of the Quraysh, a mercantile Arab tribe that the Prophet Muhammad belonged to, itself is derived from Arabic قرش (qarasha) meaning "to gnash, to grind, to chew".
Deal English
Possibly from the place named Deal in Kent, England.
Sax Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) variant spelling of Sachs.
Ayhan Turkish
Derived from the given name Ayhan.
Urbanovych Ukrainian
Means "child of Urban".
Essex English
From the place name Essex.
Roisum Norwegian
Habitational name from the farmstead in Sogn named Røysum, from the dative plural of Old Norse reysi ‘heap of stones’.
Garrigues French, Provençal
This surname comes from Old Provençal garrique meaning "grove of holm oaks or kermes oaks."
Hasančić Bosnian
Means "son of Hasan".
Sbaraglia Italian
From sbaragliare "to defeat, to overcome".
Maleki Persian
From the given name Malek.
Guidetti Italian
Derived from the given name Guido.
Sugaya Japanese
From Japanese 菅 (suga) meaning "sedge" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Riccardo Italian
From the given name Riccardo
Bosisio Italian
Probably from the municipality Bosisio in Lombardy.
Shrimpton English
Probably referring to the unknown "Estate of Shrimp"
Maneely Welsh
A Welsh surname derived from 'map Neely' or 'son of Neely'
Mellali Moroccan
Habitational name from the city of Beni Mellal
Ymeraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Ymer" in Albanian.
Ioselevich Jewish (Ashkenazi)
This Russian-Jewish surname means "son of Yossel."
Capangyarihan Tagalog
From Tagalog kapangyarihan meaning "power, authority, command".
Douangdara Lao
From Lao ດວງ (douang) meaning "ball, sphere, circle" and ດາລາ (dara) meaning "star".
Fauci Sicilian
Means "sickle" in Sicilian, originally an occupational name for a maker of sickles.
Jonda Spanish (Latin American, Japanized), American (Hispanic)
Jondá means Slingshot and hole in Spanish and is a surname in some Latin American countries and Americans with Hispanic heritage. It is a Japanized form of the surname Honda... [more]
Marrano Italian
Nickname for a ruffian or a villain.
Yakhin Bashkir, Tatar
From the given name Yakhya.
Conradt German
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Shevelev Russian
Derived by means of suffix "-ev" from Old Slavic verb sheveliti (se) meaning to make noise, to whirr, to rustle, to whistle, to wander. Initially it designated someone bold, daring, hardy, spirited.
Renan Breton, French (Rare)
From the given name Renan.
Opstad Norwegian
Norwegian: habitational name from any of ten farmsteads in southeastern Norway named Olstad, from a contracted form of Old Norse Ólafsstaðir, from the personal name Ólaf + staðir, plural of staðr ‘farmstead’, ‘dwelling’.
Blitz German
This surname is presumed to be coming from a nickname for a fast runner or a quick tempered person, from German blitz(er) meaning "lightning" (ultimately from Middle High German blicze.)
Eidsness Norwegian (Expatriate)
From Old Norse eið "isthmus" and nes "headland". This was the name of a farmstead in Norway.
Hagen German, Dutch, Danish
from the ancient Germanic personal name Hagen a short form of various compound names formed with hag "enclosure protected place" as the first element... [more]
Podsolnushek Russian, Belarusian
Means "sunflower".
Sully English
English: of Norman origin a habitational name from any of the three places called Sully in Calvados (Normandy), Aisne (Picardy), & Loiret (Centre)... [more]
Swinton English, Scottish
From various place names composed of Old English swin "pig, wild boar" and tun "settlement, enclosure".
Moberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and berg "mountain". A notable bearer was Swedish author and playwright Vilhelm Moberg (1898-1973).
Jerič Slovene
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Jefferies English
Derived from the given name Jeffrey.
Jeremiah English
From the given name Jeremiah
Guralnick Jewish
Occupational name from Ukrainian guralnyk, Yiddish guralnik "distiller".
Penhaligon Cornish
Originally meant "person from Penhaligon", Cornwall ("willow-tree hill"). It is borne by Susan Penhaligon (1950-), a British actress.
Disraeli Italian, Jewish
Originally denoted a person who came from Israel. This surname was borne by the British politician, statesman and novelist Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; he is also the only British prime minister to have been of Jewish origin.
Wajsbort Jewish
Yiddish meaning "White beard"
Sanosian Armenian
Derived from the given name Sanos, a diminutive of Alexander.
Jääväli Estonian
Jääväli is an Estonian surname meaning "ice field".
Panganoron Filipino, Cebuano
Means "cloudy" in Cebuano.
Shabani Persian, Albanian
From the given name Shaban.
Alejandre Spanish
Variant of Alejandro.
Lindén Swedish
Combination of Swedish lind "linden tree" and the common surname suffix -én.
Dmytryshyn Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro" or "son of Dmytriy".
Upamecano French (African), Manding (Gallicized)
A very rare French surname with African roots.
Ivančin Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Lyham English
From the Anglo-Saxon personal name Liefman.
Taberner Catalan
It literally means someone who owns a tavern.
Juhl Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Low German
Likely originating as a nickname for people born around Christmas or who had a connection with that time of year, from the Old Norse jól, which was the name of the Nordic pagan midwinter festival, or modern Danish jul meaning "Christmas" (cf... [more]
Nagano Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Merl Jewish
Jewish (Ashkenazic) metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Merl, a pet form of Hebrew Miryam (see Mirkin).
Del Rosario Spanish, Filipino
Means "of the rosary" in Spanish.
Ruisard French (Rare, ?)
Originated as a result of trade between France and the Persian Empires before the Iranian Revolution, probably during the Safavid Dynasty. The surname has its roots in the Persian Riahi surname and the Arabic word رِيح (rīḥ) meaning "wind" and the Persian word “sered” before it was altered to fit French spelling rules.... [more]
Łozowski Polish
Name for someone from a place called Łoza, derived from Polish łoza meaning "grey willow, osier, wicker".
Ōba Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
Zehner German
(chiefly Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland, and Württemberg): occupational name for an official responsible for collecting, on behalf of the lord of the manor, tithes of agricultural produce owed as rent.... [more]
Wanton English, Scottish
From Middle English wanton, meaning "unruly", "thoughtless" or "promiscuous".
Nagy Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Naaji chiefly used in Egypt.
Tafa Albanian
Derived from the given name Tafa, itself a short form of Mustafa.
Barner Low German
North German derivative of the old Germanic personal name Barnher or Bernher (see Berner).
Hellgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish häll "flat rock" and gren "branch".
Bozorgmehri Persian
From the given name Bozorgmehr.
Rusch German
Derived from Middle High German and Middle Low German rusch "rush reeds".
Buffa Italian
From Sicilian buffa, "toad". May alternately derive from Rebuffo.
Lieshout Dutch
Originally indicated a person from the village of Lieshout in the province of North-Brabant, Netherlands. It is possibly derived from either Dutch lies meaning "great manna grass" (a grasslike plant that grows near riverbanks and ponds) or Middle Dutch lese meaning "track, furrow", combined with hout meaning "forest".
Ouabdesselam Berber, Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of peace, man of peace" from Maghrebi prefix وواب` (ouab) (Arabic: أبو (abu)) (In North African dialects, abu is often rendered as ouab or oua in Latin script) meaning "father of" combined with ديسسيلام (desselam) (Corresponds to السلام (as-salām)) meaning "peace".
Chea Chinese
Variant of Xie.
Nuotclà Romansh
Derived from the given names Nuot and Clà.
Pesci Italian
Variant of Pesce.
Bandoh Japanese
Variant of Bando.
Justus German, Dutch, Finnish
From the given name Justus.
Carbonaro Italian
From carbonaro "charcoal burner".
Zarta South American
Chiefly used in Colombia.
Tsuga Japanese
Tsu means "seaport, harbor" and ga could come from ka meaning "congratulation" or "add, increase".
Dumile South African, Xhosa, Zulu
Derived from the word odumile meaning "famous, popular".
Gillis Dutch
Dutch form of Giles.
Tuppen English
It comes from people who shepherds. The word tup refers to a male sheep, and pen comes from where the sheep were kept. Tupping is a word used to refer to the mating of sheep and may also be related.
Huckle English
English surname
Zakharyan Armenian, Russian
Means "son of Zakhar" with the Armenian suffix yan.
Del Bosco Italian
Means "of the forest" in Italian.
Egami Japanese
Variant of Ekami.
Rumschlag German
This name is possibly a derivative of the German word for "envelope" which is spelled 'Umschlag'.
Sarafyan Armenian
Means "son of the banker" from Arabic صَرَّاف (ṣarrāf) meaning "banker, moneychanger, cashier".
Coronel Spanish, Portuguese
Means "colonel" in Spanish and Portuguese, used as an occupational name for someone in command of a regiment.
Oganessian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հովհաննիսյան (see Hovhannisyan).
Abdulhameed Arabic
From the given name Abdulhameed.
Formichelli Italian
Diminutive of Formica "ant".
Hardley English
The name comes from when a family lived in the village of Hartley which was in several English counties including Berkshire, Devon, Dorset, Kent, Lancashire, York and Northumberland. This place-name was originally derived from the Old English words hart which means a stag and lea which means a wood or clearing.
Lamoree French
From the nickname "the loved one" derived from the French word amour meaning "love" from (Latin amor).
Tsurugi Japanese
Means “crane” in Japanese
Genís Catalan
From the given name Genís.
Senevirathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සෙනෙවිරත්න (see Seneviratne).
Rafik Arabic
From the given name Rafik.
Sai Japanese (Rare)
From 蔡 (sai) meaning "tortoise used for divination, dust, thicket".
Buchbinder German, Jewish
German cognate of Bookbinder.
Keovongsa Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "jewel, gem" and ວົງສາ (vongsa) meaning "family line".
Vremec Slovene
Derived from Vreme, a valley in western Slovenia.
Konkyuuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).
Pallavicini Italian
Near the pales; and they carry a palisade in their Arms.
Zachmann German
Extended form of Zach.
Kamhi Jewish
Name found throughout the Mediterranean, predominantly in Mizrahi and Sephardic Jewish communities. Meaning unknown.
Sikkema West Frisian, Dutch
Patronymic form of Sikke, a short form of names containing the element sigu "victory", using the Frisian suffix -ma "man of".
Demetrio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Demetrio.
Divjak Croatian, Serbian
From divjak meaning ''savage''.
Zhuan Chinese (Russified)
Russified form of Ruan used by ethnic Chinese living in parts of the former Soviet Union.
Dorwin English
Possibly derived from the given name Deorwine (compare Darwin).
Rochussen Dutch
Means "son of Rochus". Famous bearers of this name are the Dutch prime minister Jan Jacob Rochussen (1797-1871) and the 19th-century painter Charles Rochussen (1814-1894).
Fomenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Foma.
Jósepsson Icelandic
Means "son of Jósepr" in Icelandic.
Deloy French
Variant of Deloye.
Akamakka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red", referring to pinus densiflora, and 真下 (makka) meaning "(literally) down; below; beneath", referring to low lands.... [more]
Salzer German
For someone who worked with salt from Middle High German salz "salt" (from Latin sal).
Pincus Jewish
From a variant of the given name Phinehas.
Maître French
occupational name for the head of a craft or trade guild from Old French maistre "master" (from Latin magister)... [more]
Pooga Estonian
Pooga is an Estonian surname derived from "pooge" meaning "graft/grafting".
Pourhassan Persian
Means "son of Hassan".
Brickner German
Derived from "brückenbauer," which means "bridge builder" in English. It was originally an occupational name for someone who built bridges. Over time, the name Brickner was likely shortened from Brückenbauer to its current form.
Simbeck German
Originates from the German prefix sim meaning "of the head" and the German word becka meaning "bull". When combined in this order, the meaning was "bull-headed", meaning stubborn and obstinant.
Chitsawangdi Thai (Rare)
From Thai จิตต์ (chit) meaning "mind; heart; soul; spirit; mentality", สว่าง (sawang) meaning "bright; shining", and ดี (di) meaning "good".
Saudji Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 佐氏 (see Sauji).
Tsumura Japanese
From Japanese 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbour" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Vasseur French
From Old French vavasour meaning "subvassal", a historical term used to refer to a tenant of a baron or lord who also had tenants under him.
Rzymski Polish
Derived from a place named ryzm "Rome". Denoting for someone from Rome.
Vučević Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Neve English, Dutch, German, Danish, Swedish
Ultimately derived from Old Germanic nefo "nephew, grandson". In Middle English, it also became a term meaning "wastrel, spendthrift".
Mişär Tatar
A Mişär is a type of Tatar.
Takesawa Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".
Tammeoks Estonian
Tammeoks is an Estonian surname meaning "oak branch".
Galván Spanish
From the given name Galván.
Elis Medieval English
A transition of the given name
Giaccone Italian
Probably a modification of the given name Giacomo.
Nortano Italian (Rare)
Uncertain etymology.
Baciu Romanian
Romanian surname from the word "baci" (shepherd)or the capitan of the game "oina".
Pym English
Recorded in several forms including Pim, Pimm, Pimme, Pym, and Pymm, this is a surname which at various times has been prominent in the history of England... [more]
Beddow Welsh
From the personal name Bedo, a pet form of Meredydd (see Meredith).
Ortman German
The surname Ortman was first found in Silesia, where the name emerged after the 14th century, where it was related to the name "Ertmar"; this name is also reflected in the place name Erdmannsdorf, found in both Saxony and Silesia... [more]
Crescencio Spanish
From the given name Crescencio
Peredo Galician, Portuguese
For Galicians, it indicates familial origin near the eponymous hill in the municipality of Castroverde and for Portuguese people, it indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros.
Luu Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Lưu.
Sáenz Spanish
Patronymic from an unidentified personal name, possibly from Sancho.
Markl German
From a pet form of given names containing the element markō "boundary, border", such as Markolf and Markward.
Ayari Arabic (Maghrebi), Persian
Derived from Arabic عَيَّار (ʿayyār) or Persian عیار (ayyâr) meaning "vagabond, loafer, idler" (chiefly Tunisian).
Laxamana Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Derived from Malay laksamana meaning "admiral, officer", ultimately from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakshmana).
Munua Medieval Spanish (Latinized, Archaic)
Its meaning is Son of Muno.
Oura Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大浦 (see Ōura).
Kobashi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 古 (ko) meaning "ancient, old, previous" combined with 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Ujiie Japanese
From Japanese 氏 (uji) meaning "family, clan" and 家 (ie) menaing "house, home".
Umer Urdu
Derived from the given name Umar.