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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Carcani Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Borcha Aragonese
Proper, non-Castilianized form of Borja; it indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
O'Lonain Irish
Derived from lon ("blackbird") and a diminutive combined with O ("grandson; male descendant").
Čeliković Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian "čelik", ultimately from Turkish çelik, meaning "steel". The -ović suffix is a patronym.
Saviñón Spanish
Probably of French origin, an altered form of Savignon which is from a pet form of the personal name Savin or a habitational name from place called Savignon in Ardèche.
Arashi Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).
Koll German
From the given name Colo or Koloman. Alternatively derived from Middle Low German kolle "head".
Dubov Russian
Meaning "oak tree".
Brunton English (Rare)
From Old English burna meaning "stream" and tun, settlement; hence, "settlement by a stream".
Mercury English
In some cases this may represent an anglicized form of French Mercure or Italian Mercuri, Mercurio or Di Mercurio... [more]
Iri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Smiley Scots, English
From elements small and lea meaning "a small clearing" or as a nickname may refer to a person of happy disposition known for smiling.
Algus Estonian
Algus is an Estonian surname meaning "beginning".
Prants Estonian
Prants is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "prantsuse" meaning French, or "prantsti/prantsatus" meaning to "slam" and "bang". Could also derived from "prints" meaning "prince".
Cheong Korean
Variant of Jeong.
Rizzotti Italian
From a diminutive of Rizzo.
Andov Macedonian
Means "son of Ande".
Henley English, Irish, German (Anglicized)
English: habitational name from any of the various places so called. Most, for example those in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, and Warwickshire, are named with Old English héan (the weak dative case of heah ‘high’, originally used after a preposition and article) + Old English leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’... [more]
Charming English (Archaic)
An extinct surname. From English meaning "pleasing, attractive". In an alternative representation, it could be derived from the given name Charles.
De Santa Italian (Tuscan)
The surname De Santa was first found in Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, capital of the province of Lucca and where Bascilican type churches abound. The history commences in 218 B.C., and passed through many hands in the intervening centuries... [more]
Rustamov Azerbaijani (Expatriate)
Simplified form of Rüstəmov used outside the Turkic world.
Bulguchev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name is derived from the name Bulguch of unknown meaning.
Elisabeth Dutch
From the given name Elisabeth
Del Frate Italian
Derived from Italian del "of the" and frate meaning "monk, friar" or "brother", the latter used as an appellation for close friends or peers as opposed to a literal sense.
Peia Italian
Village in Italy
Ulatowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Ulatowo in Ostrołęka voivodeship, a place named with Old Polish ulot, ulatać meaning "to fly away".
Masiye Chewa
Means "orphan" in Chewa language.
Attanayake Sinhalese
From Sinhala අත්ත (atta) meaning "branch, offset" and නායක (nayake) meaning "hero, leader".
Kwiat Polish
Means "flower" in Polish, from the Old Slavic root květŭ.
Alhassan Arabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Al-Hasan.
Bontempo Italian
Italian cognate of "Bontemps"
Nead English
1. English: possibly a metonymic nickname for a needy person, from Middle English ne(e)d ‘need’. ... [more]
Janisse French
Possibly a respelling of French Janisset, from a pet form of Jan, a variant spelling of Jean, French equivalent of John.
Krajewski Polish (Rare)
Habitational name taken from places in Poland named with Polish kraj "border area".
Samarasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Esfandiari Persian
From the given name Esfandiar.
Rowell English
From a diminutive of Rowland or Rolf or a location name meaning "rough hill".
Martinho Portuguese
From the given name Martinho
Kadokura Japanese
From 門 (kado) meaning "gate" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".
Ney German, English
A dialectal form of the common German word neu "new".... [more]
Shojaee Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian شجاعی (see Shojaei).
Buccambuso Italian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Bocchinfuso and other regional spellings of the surname.
Salapuddin Filipino, Tausug
From the given name Salapuddin.
Wathers Irish
The surname originated in Donegal, Ireland. MacConuisce was an Anglicized form of o'hUisce. Uisce translates to water in English. Wathers is a rather uncommon name because it is an untraditional way of spelling Waters... [more]
Camus Basque
From the name of a location in Bermeo, Vizcaya (or Biscay), a Basque region in Spain.
Oğuz Turkish
From the name of an ancient Turkic people, itself derived from a Turkic word meaning "tribe, clan".
Ulshafer German
Altered form of Ulshöfer.
Satoda Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Viscardi Italian
patronymic or plural form of Viscardo a variant of the personal name Guiscardo itself from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements wisa "wise" and hard "hardy strong"... [more]
Tamenari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為成 (Tamenari) meaning "Tamenari", a former area in the city of Bungotakada in the prefecture of Ōita in Japan.... [more]
Palushi Albanian
Derived from the given name Palush.
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.
Cel Tradat Romanian (Rare)
'cel Tradat' translates to "the betrayed" in Romanian.... [more]
Lattanasack Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ລັດຕະນະສັກ (see Rattanasack).
Boonsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญศรี (see Bunsi).
Huskey English (American)
Likely was named after an person who owned a husky
Jinbou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Boydston Scottish
Habitational name from a place called Boydston near Glasgow. This surname is no longer found in the British Isles.
Mcgraves Irish
Irish Variant of Graves or a Variant of MacGraves.
Maghribi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic المغرب (al-Maghrib) meaning "the west", also referring to the country of Morocco. It could be used to refer to a Moroccan person or (in English) someone from the Maghreb region of Northern Africa.
Syracuse Italian (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Siracusa. This is also the name of a city in the U.S. state of New York, though the etymology is unrelated.
Gilton English
from Mcgilton
Sungur Turkish
Means "falcon" in Turkish.
Yasuyama Japanese
安 (yasu) means "peaceful, rested, relax, cheap, low" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".
Cintron Spanish
Spanish form for the french "Citroen". Original from Puerto Rico.
Paragas Pangasinan, Ilocano
From Pangasinan or Ilocano ragas meaning "to cut, to trim (clothing)", probably used as an occupational name.
Ķemeris Latvian
Derived from the place name Ķemeri.
Klimentov Russian
Means "son of Kliment."
Crowe English
Variant of Crow.
Sahabi Iranian
Possibly from Arabic صَحَابِيّ‎ (ṣaḥābiyy) meaning "companion", from the verb صَحِبَ‎ (ṣaḥiba) "to accompany, to be one's companion".
Tomatsu Japanese
From the Japanese 戸 (to or do) "door," "shutter" and 松 (matsu) "pine tree."
Diamandis Greek
"Diamonds" in Greek. One notable bearer of the surname is Marina Lambrini Diamandis, A Welsh/Greek Songwriter and Singer who preforms under the stage name of "Marina and the Diamonds"
Funayama Japanese
From Japanese 舟 or 船 (funa) meaning "boat, ship" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Neubauer German, Jewish, German (Austrian)
epithet for a settler who was new to an area from Middle High German niuwi "new" and bur "settler resident peasant" (see Bauer ) meaning "neighbor"... [more]
Francia Italian, Spanish
From Latin Francia "France" an ethnic name for a Frenchman.
Bowden Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadáin.
Katsura Japanese
This surname is used as 桂, 勝占, 勝羅, 勝良, 曽良 or 葛良 with 桂 (kei, katsura) meaning "cinnamon tree, Japanese Judas-tree", 勝 (shou, ka.tsu, katsu, -ga.chi, sugu.reru, masa.ru) meaning "excel, prevail, victory, win", 曽 (so, sou, zou, katsu, katsute, sunawachi) meaning "before, ever, formerly, never, once", 葛 (kachi, katsu, kuzu, tsudzura, katsura) meaning "arrowroot, kudzu", 占 (sen, urana.u, shi.meru) meaning "divining, forecasting, fortune-telling, get, have, hold, occupy, take", 羅 (ra, usumono) meaning "gauze, Rome, thin silk" and 良 (ryou, i.i, yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]
Attieh Arabic (Mashriqi)
From Arabic عطية (atiyah) meaning "gift".
Gurry Irish
Variant of Gorry.
Jánošík Slovak
Comes from a pet form of the name Ján.
Chakir Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Shakir.
Samonte Filipino, Tagalog
Most likely a topographic name derived from the Tagalog prefix sa- and Spanish monte meaning "mountain".
Bergling Swedish
Combination of Swedish berg "mountain" and the common surname suffix -ing "belonging to, coming from". It has also been found as a spelling variant of similarly spelled names, such as Berlin... [more]
Mestizo Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from Spanish mezclado "mixed". Likely denoting a person with mixed Spanish and Amerindian descent.
Aikyou Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 愛敬 (see Aikyō).
Ugas Somali
From the given name Ugas.
Dromgoole Irish
An Anglicized from the Irish Gaelic place name Droim Gabhail in County Louth, Ireland meaning "ridge of the forking stream." Dromgoolestown in County Louth is believed to be named after this surname... [more]
Woźniakowa Polish (Archaic), Jewish
Archaic feminine spelling of Woźniak.
Gayangos Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the Castilian comarca of Las Merindades.
Siigur Estonian
Siigur is an Estonian surname derived from "sigur" meaning "chicory".
Carrey Irish
Variant of Carey. A famous bearer is Canadian-American actor and comedian Jim Carrey (1962-).
Donceanu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Jamgotchian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ժամկոչյան (see Zhamkochyan).
Eenmaa Estonian
Eenmaa is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "salu" ("grove").
Vennix Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Fenne, a short form of Ferdinand.
Popovici Romanian
Means "son of the priest" from Romanian popă meaning "priest".
Spader German
Occupational name for a spade maker or for someone who used a spade in his work, derived from Middle High or Middle Low German spade. A notable bearer is American actor James Spader (1960-).
Yaqubzadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of Yaqub".
Nachtigall German, Jewish
Nickname from Middle High German nachtegal "nightingale" from Old High German galan "to sing". Cognate to Nightingale.
Farhat Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Farhat.
Octavien French
From the given name Octavien.
Mutou Japanese
Variant transcription of Mutō.
Tietjen German
Primarily found in northern Germany. "Tiet" is a variant of "Dieter" and "Dietrich", and the "-jen" suffix is a diminutive ending.
Jadallah Arabic
Means "the generosity of Allah" in Arabic.
Montaigu French
French form of Montague.
Fayne English
The surname Fayne is derived from the Middle English words "fein," "fayn," or " fane," which all mean "glad." The name was a nickname for a happy or good-natured person.
Mukade Japanese (Rare)
Means "100 legs" or "centipede" in Japanese.
Škrelja Montenegrin
Montenegrin variant of Shkreli.
Mangrio Sindhi
Meaning uncertain.
Vincenzi Italian
Patronymic form of Vincenzo.
Steifvater German
from Middle Low German stēfvader 'stepfather' hence a relationship name.
Brandenburg German
habitational name from Brandenburg the name of a province its principal city and numerous other places.
Akitani Japanese
Aki can means "bright" or "autumn" and tani means "valley".
Tatsuno Japanese
From Japanese 辰 (tatsu) meaning "dragon of the Chinese zodiac" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Lubis Batak
From the name of an area around Lake Toba, itself from a Batak word meaning "strong".
Sirait Batak
From the Batak prefix si used for place names and rait meaning "roof frame, hook".
Michida Japanese
Michi means "path, road" and da means field, rice paddy".
Maker Dutch (Rare)
An occupational name for someone who makes or repairs things, from Dutch maken "to make, mend, create".
Librizzi Italian
Habitational name from Librizzi in Messina province, Sicily.
Sukamägi Estonian
Sukamägi is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "asukas" meaning "resident/dweller" and "mägi" meaning "mountain": "mountain dweller".
Pinhas Hebrew
From the given name Pinhas.
Natividad Spanish
From the personal name Natividad "nativity, Christmas", from Latin nativitas "birth", genitive nativitatis, usually bestowed with reference to the Marian epithet María de la Natividad... [more]
Caviezel Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Viezel, a Romansh form of Wetzel.
Fulcher English
English (chiefly East Anglia): from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + hari, heri ‘army’, which was introduced into England from France by the Normans; isolated examples may derive from the cognate Old English Folchere or Old Norse Folkar, but these names were far less common.
Leggio Italian
From Sicilian leggiu "light, not heavy; superficial", a nickname for someone considered unreliable or irresponsible. Variant of Leggièri.
Mower English
Occupational name for someone who cut hay or grass.
Vandal English (Rare)
A English word meaning "someone who willfully destroys or defaces property",and a member of ancient Germanic tribes.
Lorez Spanish
Means "son of Lorenzo" in Spanish.
Kangur Estonian
Kangur is an Estonian language surname meaning "weaver".
Kolettis Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Coletti. A significant person with that name was Ioannis Kolettis, prime minister of Greece.
Yamanobe Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".
Holder German, Jewish, English
1. German: topographic name for someone who lived by an elder tree. Middle High German holder, or from a house named for its sign of an elder tree. In same areas, for example Alsace, the elder tree was believed to be the protector of a house... [more]
Yehezkel Jewish
From the given name Yehezkel.
Chrome Polish, Czech, Slovak
Chrome comes from the Polish word chromy, meaning "lame".
Kario Japanese
From 苅 (kari) meaning "reap, prune, cut" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, rear, end".
Rzucidlo Polish
Nickname for an eager or ebullient person from a derivative of rzucic ‘to throw’, ‘to throw oneself at someone’.
Calkin Irish
Variant of Culkin.
Allvee Estonian
Allvee is an Estonian surname meaning "undersea" and "underwater".
Diem German
German: from a reduced form of the personal name Dietmar ( see Dittmar ).
Van Der Bruggen Dutch
Means "from the bridges" in Dutch.
Reis German
From a short form of Zacharias.
Konkyuhryoh Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).
Thomann German, French
Variant of Thoman. It was first discovered in Germany, where it surfaced in the medieval times.
Axmed Somali
Somali form of Ahmed.
Barman Indian, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्मन् (varman) meaning "armour, shield, protection".
Yasohachi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 八十八 (yasohachi), the characters broken down from a single character 米 (kome) meaning "rice".
Armendariz Spanish, Basque
Variant of Basque Armendaritze, a habitational name from a village in Low Navarre named Armendaritze, or directly from a patronymic form of the Basque personal name Armendari or Armentari, from Latin Armentarius "herdsman".
Keshet Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Keshet which means "rainbow" in Hebrew, it is used more as a surname than a given name.
Bekker South African, German (Russified), Dutch
Regional variant of Bakker or Becker, and Russified form of Becker or Bäcker.
Barrese Italian, Sicilian
Denoted a person from any of the various minor places named Barra in southern Italy (for example the large district in the eastern part of Naples), derived from Italian barra meaning "barrier, bar, obstacle".
Põllumees Estonian
Põllumees is an Estonian surname meaning "farmer"; literally "agrestic (põllu) man (mees)".
Matasz Polish (Rare)
Derived from the given name Mateusz.
Roolaid Estonian
Roolaid is an Estonian surname meaning "reedy islet".
Cheng Hmong
From the clan name Tsheej associated with the Chinese character 陳 (chén) (see Chen).
Bowskill English
From the place name Bowscale.
Baroud Arabic
From Arabic بارود (barud) meaning "gunpowder".
Jõesaar Estonian
Jõesaar is an Estonian surname meaning "river island".
Santora Italian
Feminine form of Santoro.
Von Bock Popular Culture (?)
Used by Hetalia character Eduard Von Bock AKA Estonia
Barker English
SURNAME Town cryer, or someone who shouts out notices
Kiernan Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Thighearnáin, which means "son of Tighearnán."
Arshad Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Arshad.
Punzalan Filipino, Tagalog, Pampangan
Possibly an occupational name for a maker of fences or a nickname derived from Spanish punzar meaning "to punch, to sting".
Bagrationi Georgian
Means "son of Bagrat" in Georgian. This was the name of a royal dynasty that ruled Georgia from the Middle Ages to the 19th century.
Awa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa), a clipping of 上阿波 (Kamiawa) or 下阿波 (Shimoawa), both areas in the city of Iga in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.
Haturusinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala හතුරුසිංහ (see Hathurusinghe).
Hinriksdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hinrik" in Icelandic.
Carrier French
From carrier, "quarrier, someone who works in a quarry". cf Carrara.
Sealy English
Derived from Old English sælig "blessed, fortunate, prosperous, happy" and was used as a term to describe someone with a cheerful, happy disposition.
Camarena Spanish
Topographic name for someone who lived by a granary.
Allemagne French, Jewish
From French meaning "Germany". Used by Ashkenazi Jews in France.
Rant Estonian
Rant is an Estonian surname meaning "arris" and "flange".
Osuna Spanish
Habitational name from a place in the province of Seville, named from Arabic Oxuna, perhaps named from Late Latin Ursina (villa) "estate of Ursus" a byname meaning "bear".
Amuro Japanese
From 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, inexpensive, low, rested, peaceful" and 室 (muro) meaning "room".
Blancaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Means "white flower," from the Spanish words blanca meaning "white" and flor meaning "flower."
Munsch Alsatian
Alsatian variant of Monge and Münch.
Boonsuk Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญสุข (see Bunsuk).
Tiigimaa Estonian
Tiigimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "pond land".
Danielov um Jewish, Russian, Croatian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from the Hebrew name, meaning "son of Daniel".
Arica Turkish
Likely refers to a village in the Gercüş district of Batman Province.
Abeytunge Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේතුංග (see Abeythunga).
Eun Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 慇 (eun) meaning "to be kind, to be wealthy".
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