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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Manivanh Lao
From Lao ມະນີ (mani) meaning "gem, jewel" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".
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".
Nishiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Hartnagel German
Occupational name for a nailsmith from the Middle High German elements hart "hard" and nagal "nail".
Siigur Estonian
Siigur is an Estonian surname derived from "sigur" meaning "chicory".
Nedry English (American)
It was the most popular in the United States in 1897-1990.
Zueena English (American, Modern)
Means "Black Feathers" and it originated with The Analuka Family of America.
Barrenetxe Basque (Rare)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Larrabetzu, Spain, derived from Basque barren "inside, interior; deep; lower part" and etxe "house, building".
Alber German
Alber family name was first found in Alsace. The nickname given to someone fair in complexion or blond haired is derived from Latin word Albanus, which means white.
Ivanko Croatian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Bi Chinese
From Chinese 毕 (bì) referring to the ancient fief of Bi, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.
Urbane Latvian
Latvian form of Urban.
Van Uden Dutch
Means "from Uden" in Dutch, a town in North Brabant, Netherlands.
Trigueros Spanish
Habitational name from places in Huelva and Valladolid named Trigueros, from a derivative of trigo ‘wheat’, or possibly triguero ‘corn merchant’. Nickname from triguero ‘dark blond’, ‘corn colored’.
Saint-Louis French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Louis" in French.
Ajemian Armenian
Patronymic from Turkish acem meaning ‘Persian’, ‘foreigner’, from Arabic a’jam meaning ‘one who speaks Arabic incorrectly’.
Kueng Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Kuang.
Winterson English
Patronymic form of Winter.
Mäekalle Estonian
Mäekalle is an Estonian surname meaning "hill/mountain slope".
Kaye English
From the first name Kaye.
Swayze German (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Schweitzer. A famous bearer was American actor and singer Patrick Swayze (1952-2009).
Zaidi Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Zaid.
Sonoyama Japanese
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Iwami Japanese
Iwa means "stone" and mi means "viewpoint, outlook".
Ben-Gurion Hebrew
Means "son of the lion cub", from Hebrew גוּר (gur) meaning "lion cub, young lion". A notable bearer was the Polish-born David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973; real name David Grün), the founding father of the State of Israel who also served as the country's first prime minister.
Liim Estonian
Liim is an Estonian surname meaning "glue", "adhesive" and "dough".
Watase Japanese
Wata means "boat, ferry" and se means "ripple".
By Dutch
Variant form of De Bie. Alternatively, could derive from a place name.
Nurmatov Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Nurmat".
Boubacar Western African
From the given name Boubacar.
Yagira Japanese
From Japanese 柳 (yagi) meaning "willow" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease".
Riehl German (Austrian), German
Either from the given name Rühle or a from the location of Rühle or Riehl.
Bergdahl Swedish
Combination of Swedish berg "mountain, hill" and dal "valley".
KC Nepali
Abbreviation of Khatri Chhetri.
Pinn English, German
Derived from Middle English pin and Middle Low German pinne, both meaning "peg" or "pin". This was an occupational name from a maker of these things. The German name can in some cases be an occupational name for a shoemaker.
Dağlıoğlu Turkish
Means "son of the mountaineer" from Turkish dağlı meaning "mountaineer, highlander".
Degamo Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano digamu meaning "cook, prepare a meal".
Sakatani Japanese
阪 (Saka) means "hill, slope" and 谷 (tani) means "Valley".
Devanney Irish
Irish: variant of Devaney.
Blaustein German, Jewish
Ornamental name from German blau "blue" and Stein "stone", i.e. lapis lazuli.
Brenari Jewish, Italian
Etymology uncertain, possibly a habitational name.
Giannelli Italian
Derived from a pet form of Gianni.
De La Faieta Occitan
This indicates familial origin within the Arvernian commune of Ais de la Faieta.
Siddiquee Bengali
Bengali variant of Siddiqui.
Almonte Spanish
From a place between Huelva and Sevilla. Means "the mountain".
Seifert German (East Prussian)
German/Russian/Ashkenazi Jewish this surname derived from the very popular personal name siegfried, introduced for the first time inglaterra in the Anglo-Saxon period, and again as a surname thousand years later... [more]
Iacobescu Romanian
Means "son of Iacob".
Pravda Russian
Pravda translates into English as “Truth”.
Verret French
From the French word verre, meaning "glass." Possibly denoting someone who worked with glass.
Munich German
From the lower German word for monk, most likely first used as a surname for a former member of a monastery.
Mapleton English
The surname Mapleton was first found in Kent where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor.
Chim Mayan
From Yucatec Maya chiim meaning "bag, sack".
Hirasaka Japanese
Hira means "peace" and saka means "hill, slope".
Sachdev Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit सत्य (satya) meaning "true, virtuous, good" and देव (devá) meaning "deity, god".
Kalender Turkish
Means "bohemian, easygoing, carefree" in Turkish.
Kõivastik Estonian
Kõivastik is an Estonian surname meaning "birch stand/forest". "Kõiv" comes from the Võro dialect.
Shipp English
nickname for a mariner or perhaps a boatbuilder from Middle English schip "ship". Compare Shipman . in addition the name may occasionally also have been topographic or habitational referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a ship.
Batista Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese cognate of Bautista as well as a Spanish variant.
Sebron English
Exact origins unknown. It could possibly be from "Seabourne", from a patronymic name ("the son of Sebern"), from William Sebrin, Normandy 1180, or possibly even from Norman or Scandinavian origin.
Mallahi Persian
From Persian ملاح (mallah) meaning "sailor", ultimately of Arabic origin.
Siaw Akan
Meaning unknown.
Takase Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Greaves Popular Culture
Borne by Lucien Greaves, a social activist and the spokesman and co-founder of The Satanic Temple.
Kishor Indian, Hindi
From the given name Kishor.
Schechter Yiddish
Yiddish name meaning "butcher."
Eissa Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Isa 1.
Hicklin English (American)
The closest surname found is Hickey, an Irish name dirived from descendant from the healer.... [more]
Dobell English (Australian)
Sir William. 1899–1970, Australian portrait and landscape painter. Awarded the Archibald prize (1943) for his famous painting of Joshua Smith which resulted in a heated clash between the conservatives and the moderns and led to a lawsuit.
Nelsson Swedish (Rare)
Means "son of Nels".
Imakyurei Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakyūrei).
Arkhangelsky Russian
Habitational name for someone from Arkhangelsk, a province (oblast) of Russia.
Lockley English
Refers to the region of Loxley in Staffordshire, England.
Embry English, Scottish
ember, smoldering fire
Hankevych Ukrainian
Means "child of Hanka".
Chen Khmer
From Khmer meaning "Chinese". It denotes a person who is Chinese descent or originally came from China.
Kaunis Estonian
Kaunis is an Estonian surname meaning "beautiful".
Friedman English (American), Jewish
Americanized form of Friedmann as well as a Jewish cognate of this name.
Leo Jewish
From the personal name Leo.
Udayasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit उदय (udaya) meaning "going up, rising" or "sunrise, dawn" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Suursoo Estonian
Suursoo is an Estonian surname meaning "big marsh/bog".
Lunski Polish
Habitational name for someone from Łońsko in Piła voivodeship or Łono in Rzeszów voivodeship.
Cousy French
Variant of Coucy.
Minerva Italian
From the female given name Minerva.
Haverbus Yiddish, Dutch
Means "blessed friend", from Hebrew חבר (haver) and ברוך (baruch) "blessed".
Pakenham English
From the parish of Pakenham in Suffolk, meaning "Pacca's settlement" from Old English ham "estate, settlement".
Vaara Finnish, Sami
Means "forested hill" in Finnish, derived from Northern Sami várri "mountain".
Keifer German
Variant of Kiefer.
Hjelte Swedish
From Swedish hjälte "hero".
Hymel American
Possibly an altered form of Hummel 1 or Hummel 2.
Alonto Filipino, Maranao
Means "extraordinary" in Maranao.
Aberatne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේරත්න (see Abeyrathna).
Van Erp Dutch
Means "from Erp" in Dutch, a town in North Brabant, Netherlands, possibly derived from Old Dutch *apa "watercourse" and an unclear first element.
Mizukawa Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Rastegar Persian
Means "free, liberated, saved" in Persian.
Kun Hungarian, Jewish
Hungarian: ethnic name for a member of a Turkic people known in English as the Cumanians (Hungarian kún). ... [more]
Hamidou Western African
From the given name Hamidou.
Weis German
Variant of Weiss.
Grundel German, Swedish
A German/swedish name. Meaning unknown, possibly means "bottom". A person bearing this surname is Heinz Grundel, a former footballer. ... [more]
Mawer English
Variant of Mower.
Şener Turkish
From the given name Şener.
Taitague Chamorro
Chamorro for "without meaning/essence/being "
Samylin Russian
Means "son of Samyl".
Azahara Japanese
From Japanese 字 (aza) meaning "a section of a village" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Hallmark English
From Middle English halfmark ‘half a mark’, probably a nickname or status name for someone who paid this sum in rent.
Jõesuu Estonian
Jõesuu is an Estonian surname meaning "mouth of the river".
Kangas Estonian
Kangas is an Estonian surname meaning "fabric" and "weft" and "piece goods". Associated with weavers.
Shortall English
Nickname from Anglo-Saxon scorkhals meaning "a person with a short neck".
Barkworth English
Location based surname from Barkwith in Lincolnshire, England.
Diamond Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Diamáin "descendant of Diamán", earlier Díomá or Déamán, a diminutive of Díoma, itself a pet form of Diarmaid.
Lovera Italian, Spanish
Either a topographic name from lovera "wolf pack" or "wolves’ lair" or a habitational name from a place called Lovera. Spanish variant of Lobera.
Ootono Japanese (Rare)
Oo means "big, great, large, huge" and tono is an outdated honorific that literally means "lord".
Ayonan Maranao
Means "king, ruler" in Maranao.
Vermeer Dutch
Contracted form of Van der Meer.
Decuba Dutch (Antillean), Caribbean
Denotes someone from Cuba.
Wittman German
Wittman was first found in the Palatinate in the Rhineland valley. The surname Wittman was given to someone who lived in the area that was referred to as widem which was originally derived from the German word denoting church property.
Loukas Greek
From the given name Loukas.
Saddam Arabic
Derived from the given name Saddam.
Upham English
"enclosure surrounded by water"
Mandato Italian
Derived from an uncertain given name, possibly Old Tuscan Mandatus, an omen or well-wishing name taken from Italian mandato da Dio "sent by God", or perhaps from an Old Germanic name.
Etō Japanese
From Japanese 衛 (e) meaning "guard, protect" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".
Ó Maoiléidigh Irish
Means "descendant of Maoléidigh" in Irish. This surname was stressed on the penultimate (second-to-last) syllable, and may have been shortened in some cases to give Leddy.
Osgood English, Jewish
Derived from the Medieval English given name Osgod the anglicized form of the Old Norse name Ásgautr... [more]
Santesson Swedish
Means "son of Sante". Sante is a medieval Swedish form of Alexander.
Pandjaitan Batak
Older spelling of Panjaitan based on Dutch orthography.
Kuurmaa Estonian
Kuurmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "shed/hovel land".
Gianera Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Gian.
Kekke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結解 (kekke), a variant reading of 結解 (ketsuge) meaning "account settlement", referring to someone who would deal with settlement of accounts.
Öngo Estonian
Öngo is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "õng", meaning "fishing rod/pole" or from the village of Õngu in Hiiu County.
Mamani Indigenous American, Aymara
Means "falcon, hawk" in Aymara.
Bottum English
Variant spelling of Bottom.
Surridge English
From the medieval personal name Seric, a descendant of both Old English Sǣrīc, literally "sea power", and Sigerīc, literally "victory power".
Tjeknavorian Armenian
Derived from Armenian ճգնավոր (čgnavor) "hermit, anchorite, ascetic". The famous bearer of the name is Iranian Armenian composer and conductor Loris Tjeknavorian (1937-).
Palmberg Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Derived from any of the various places in Germany named Palmberg.
Dolling English (British)
From an unrecorded Middle English word dolling, douling, or dulling meaning “dull person.” Compare Doll. Post-medieval examples of the name may also have arisen from a late assimilation of rl to ll in Dorling, a variant of Darling: Samuel Dorling, 1770 is identical with Samuel Dolling, 1782 in Parish Registers (West Stow Suffolk)... [more]
Sineath English, Irish
Variant of Sinnott. Not to be confused with the Irish first name Sinéad.
Bekanowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Bekanówka.
Karp Polish
From Middle High German karp(f)e Middle Low German karpe or Slavic (Russian and Polish) and Yiddish karp ‘carp’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a carp fisherman or seller of these fish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish.... [more]
Lihtmaa Estonian
Lihtmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "common/simple land".
Regar Batak
Variant of Siregar.
Hroza Ukrainian
Means "thunderstorm" in Ukrainian.
Belabbas Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic بن عباس (bin Abbas) meaning "son of Abbas".
Inan English, Irish
Possibly a variant of Dunn.
Dimagiba Filipino, Tagalog
Means "indestructible" from Tagalog di meaning "no, not" and giba meaning "demolished, destroyed".
Afonso Portuguese, Galician
From the given name Afonso.
Aït Ahmed Berber (Gallicized)
Means "son of Ahmed" in Tamazight.
Ōkuma Japanese
Combination of the kanji 大 (ō, "big, great") or 逢 (ō, "meeting") and 熊 (kuma, "bear") or 隈 (kuma, "recess, corner, shade")
Youngs English
Variant of Young.
Hatch English
English (mainly Hampshire and Berkshire): topographic name from Middle English hacche ‘gate’, Old English hæcc (see Hatcher). In some cases the surname is habitational, from one of the many places named with this word... [more]
Lourd English
Variant of Lord.
Kizuki Japanese
Kizuki has various spellings. It combines 木 (ki) meaning “tree”, 気 (ki) meaning “spirit”, 稀 (ki) meaning “rare”, 希 (ki) “hope, rare” and 妃 (ki) meaning “princess” with 月 (tsuki) meaning “moon, month”... [more]
Eagleburger English (American)
Americanized form of German Adelberger, a habitational name for someone from a place called Adelberg near Stuttgart.
Bellringer English (British, Rare)
Occupational name for a person who rung bells (usually a church bell).
Yacob Amharic
From the given name Yacob.
Zacatenco Spanish (Mexican)
One who came from Zacatecas.
Tisch Jewish, German
Metonymic occupational name for a joiner, from German "Tisch", Yiddish "tish" meaning table.
Aurélio Portuguese
From the given name Aurélio
Fioravanti Italian
Derived from the given name Fioravante.
Burr English, Scottish, German
Nickname for a person who is difficult to shake off, derived from Middle English burr meaning "bur" (a seedhead that sticks to clothing). It could also be a derivation from Old English bur meaning "small dwelling, building", or a German topographic name derived from burre meaning "mound, hill"... [more]
Bur Swiss, Low German, Czech, French
Swiss and North German variant of Bauer. ... [more]
Drab Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ทรัพย์ (see Sap).
Seaforth English
The name of a projection of the sea on the east coast of Lewis, on the Long Island, Scotland. Means "the forth of the sea".
Ōtaki Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall".
Yonamine Japanese
From the Japanese 與 or 与(yo) "together with," 那 (na) "what" and 嶺 (mine) "peak," "summit."
Rives French, Jewish
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish female personal name Rive a back-formation from Rivke (see Rifkin).... [more]
Imakawa Japanese
Ima means "now, present" and kawa means "river, stream".
Eroll English
From a Scottish place name.
Verdejo Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places so called.
Soodla Estonian
Soodla is an Estonian surname meaning "favorable/beneficial area".
Tabak Jewish
Metonymic occupational name for a seller of tobacco, from German Tabak, Yiddish and Ukrainian tabik (all ultimately from Spanish tabaco, a word of Caribbean origin). Tobacco was introduced to Europe in the 16th century.
Ariyathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ආරියතිලක (see Ariyathilaka).
Melikov Azerbaijani (Russified), Armenian (Russified), Ossetian (Russified), Georgian (Russified)
Russified form of other culture forms of names that mean "son of Melik" or alternatively from the Caucasian title мелик (melik) "king" ultimately from Arabic ملك‎ (malik)... [more]
Taillefer French
From Old French tailler "to cut" and fer "iron". Cognate to Telfer and Tagliaferro.
Galovac Croatian
Possibly originates from a village, castle and/or lake in Croatia with the same name.
Akasaka Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".
Gear English
Derived from the Germanic name element ger, meaning "spear".
Ronalds English
This surname is derived from the given name Ronald.
Deitrich German
lock pick
Annakin English (British, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Perhaps a medieval English diminutive of an unknown given name (compare WilkinLarkin, and Hopkin).
Cajacob Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Jacob.
Tsiantos Greek
A shortened version of Alexandros. (Aromanian?)
Fahrenheit German
Derived from German fahren, meaning, "to ride", and Heit, which is the equivalent to the suffix "-ness". A famous bearer was Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686- 1736), a Polish physicist who invented the Fahrenheit temperature measuring system.
Feinblum Jewish
From Yiddish fayn meaning "fine, excellent" and blum meaning "flower".
Panarese Italian
habitational name for someone from a place called Panaro (from Latin panarium "bread basket") for example in Siracusa province Sicily or from Panareo in Salento from an adjectival form of the place names.
Mika Polish
A shortened form of the Polish version of Michaelson, which became a family name earlier on.
Belen Jewish
Variant of Belenky.
Abildgård Danish (Rare)
Variant of Abildgaard, meaning "apple garden".
Trình Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Cheng 1, from Sino-Vietnamese 程 (trình).
Khajimba Abkhaz
Of unknown meaning. A notable bearer is Raul Khajimba (1958-), the current President of Abkhazia.
Symeonidis Greek
Means "son of Symeon".
Beauregard French
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and regard "look, glance".
Yan Chinese
From Chinese 阎 (yán) meaning "gate", also referring to a fief that existed in the ancient state of Jin in what is now Shanxi province.
Maksym Ukrainian, Polish
From the given name Maksym.
Lyss English
Variant of Lys.
Mischel German
Diminutive of Misch.
Lorrain French
French and English: variant spelling of Lorraine.