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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Weerawardene Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවර්ධන (see Weerawardana).
Rusconi Italian
From Italian rusca, "splinter, sliver of wood".
Gaya African
African spelling, surname form, and variant spelling of Gaia. It is the 18,784th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 246,879 people... [more]
Bhasin Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Believed to be derived from Sanskrit भानु (bhānu) meaning "ray of light" or "sun".
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".
Feuerstein German
This name comes from the German feuer meaning fire, and stein meaning stone. This was a name commonly given to a blacksmith.
Akter Bengali
Variant of Akhtar.
Jahne German
Variant of Jahn.
Wakida Japanese
Waki means "side" and da means "rice paddy, field".
Ivček Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Shackleford English, Medieval English
Locational surname deriving from the place called Shackleford in Surrey, near the town of Farnham. The origin of "shackle" is uncertain. It could be derived from Old English sceacan "to shake"... [more]
Spinola Italian
Italian (Liguria) diminutive of Spina. Italian topographic name for someone living by Monte Spinola in the province of Pavia.
Lenau German
Habitational name from any of several places so named or from Lienow, all in northern and eastern Germany.
Zwilling German, Jewish
Means "a twin", as in a twin brother or twin sister. Often given to those who were twins.
Vatanabe Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Watanabe more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Schut Dutch
Variant of Schutte.
Rajarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රාජරත්න (see Rajaratne).
Fillol Catalan, French
Means "godson".
Wolkers Dutch
Patronymic form of the given names Wulfger "wolf spear" or Volker "people army".
Tesoro Spanish, Italian
from tesoro "treasure" (from Latin thesaurus "hoard") applied as a metonymic occupational name for a treasurer. In some cases this may be a habitational name from El Tesoro in southern Spain... [more]
D'aureville French
This surname literally means "from Aureville". Aureville is a commune in southwestern France, which was established in late medieval times. It derives its name from Latin aurea villa or villa aurea which literally means "golden country-house, golden farm" but of course later came to mean "golden village".
Padley English
A habitational name from a place named Padley, which was probably named with the Old English personal name Padda and lēah meaning ‘glade, woodland clearing’. Alternatively, the first element may have been padde, meaning ‘toad’.
Yelich Serbian (Anglicized, Rare)
Yelich is an Anglicized spelling of the last name Jelić.
Posey English, French
Derived from the Greek word "desposyni." The Desposyni is a term referring to a group of people that are allegedly direct blood relatives to Jesus. They are mentioned in Mark 3:21 and Mark 3:31. American actress Parker Posey is a famous bearer.
Akahoshi Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 星 (hoshi) meaning "star".
Qin Chinese
From Chinese 秦 (qín) referring to the ancient state of Qin, which existed from 221 BC to 206 BC in what is now the Gansu and Shaanxi provinces.
Neve Italian, Portuguese, Galician
Means "snow", a nickname for someone with a pale complexion or white hair.
Forbes Irish, Scottish
Comes from a Scottish place meaning "field" in Gaelic. It can also be used as a first name.... [more]
Lundon English
Variant of London.
Sakatani Japanese
阪 (Saka) means "hill, slope" and 谷 (tani) means "Valley".
Laverdière French
Habitational name from various places named La Verdière in France, or a variant of the name Leverdier (see Verdier).
Koziorowski Polish
Means "son of koziorożec" (Capricorn).
Nishiguchi Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Bonfanti Italian
From the given name Bonfante, meaning "good child".
Kakuma Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" and 隈 (kuma) meaning "corner, shade".
Örnólfsdóttir Icelandic
Means ”daughter of Örnólfur” in Icelandic.
Aadland Norwegian
Derived from a place called Ådland, from Old Norse Árland "land by the river".
Vongphasouk Lao
From Lao ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family" and ພະສຸກ (phasouk) meaning "Venus, Friday".
Villani Italian
Derives from Latin villa "village, farm, settlement", related to Italian villano "peasant" or "rude, bad-mannered".
Chromy Polish
Polish form of Khromykh
Hoot German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Hoth.
Ozanne Ancient Hebrew
Meaning “save now”.
Kaneniwa Japanese
"Golden garden."
Falcon Jewish
Possibly derived from the German Falke, meaning "falcon."
Denning Irish
Variant of Dineen.
Tagumpay Tagalog
Means "success, victory, triumph" in Tagalog.
Farah Arabic
From the given name Farah.
Athwal Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਟਵਾਲ (see Atwal).
McGillen Irish
An anglicized form of Irish-Gaelic Ó Giolláin, from the word giolla, which means "lad".
Duerre German
Topographic name for a person who lived on a dry, barren land, derived from Old German durri and German dürre meaning "barren, infertile". It could also be a variant of Dürr.
Gebbia Italian
From Sicilian gebbia "irrigation cistern", itself from Arabic جُبّ‎ (jubb) "cistern, well".
Andes German
Variant spelling of Anthes.
Kurimida Japanese
Kurimi means "chestnut" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".
Dragan Romanian
Possibly from the given name Dragan or a form of Draganov.
Portmann German
Occupational name for a gatekeeper, derived from Middle Low German port(e) meaning "gate" and man, or a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town.
Sievewright English, Scottish
Occupational name indicating one who made sieves.
Kekkai Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 結解 (see Kekke).
Kin English
From a short form of names containing cyne "royal, kingly" or cynn "relations, family, tribe".
Parwaz Urdu
Meaning... [more]
Kurama Japanese
Kura can mean "own, possess, warehouse, storehouse" and ma can mean "horse".
Corcini Italian (Rare)
Possibly a rare spelling variant of Corsini.
Uussaar Estonian
Uussaar is an Estonian surname meaning "new island".
Ulmer German
German surname meaning "from the city of Ulm".
Žemaitis Lithuanian
Derives from the Lithuanian ethnonym žemaitis "Samogitian", denoting someone who came from the Lithuanian region of Samogitia (Žemaitija). A notable bearer of this last name is Jonas Žemaitis, one of the leaders of the Lithuanian Partisans.... [more]
Kovaleski Belarusian
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Kovali in Belarus, or perhaps Kavoliai in Lithuania, named with a derivative of kavalj meaning "smith".
Tooey Scottish
Variant of Toohey.
Birch English, German, Danish, Swedish (Rare)
From Middle High German birche, Old English birce, Old Danish birk, all meaning "birch". This was likely a topographic name for someone living by a birch tree or a birch forest... [more]
Arborne English (British)
A surname found in England as well as in America. This surname has been attached to Americans of English ancestry.
Guilfoyle Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil
New English
Nickname for a newcomer to an area, from Middle English newe meaning "new".
Obeidat Arabic
From Arabic عبيد ('ubayd), a diminutive of عبد ('abd) meaning "servant, slave".
Lusa Italian
Used by people from Lusa, Italy, a town named after the Roman 'gens lusia'.
Klarich English
English spelling of Klarić.
Almlöf Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and löv (Old Norse lauf) meaning "leaf".
Matcott Australian
Australian/UK variant of Marcotte, a surname of French origin, which means ‘vineshoot forming a layer’ or vine-grower in Old French. This surname is most commonly found in Australia and England.
Basir Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Basir.
Falbo Italian
Means "dark yellow, tawny; reddish-brown, sorrel" in archaic Italian, from medieval Latin falvus "dun (colour)", ultimately from Proto-Germanic falwaz "pale, grey, fallow".
Mescall Irish
Variant of Mescal.
Kütt Estonian
Means "hunter" in Estonian, derived from Middle Low German schütte.
Yahaya Western African, Comorian
From the given name Yahaya.
Acatzihua Nahuatl
Possibly from Nahuatl acatl "reed, cane" and tzihuactli, a kind of thorny plant.
Koelsch German
German from the adjective kölsch, denoting someone from Cologne (German Köln).
Kuranoo Japanese
From 倉 (kura) meaning "possess, have, granary, storehouse", 野 (no) meaning "field", and 尾 (o) meaning "end, tail".... [more]
Ćibarić Croatian
Son of Ćibar
Parsadanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Փարսադանյան (see Parsadanyan).
Penwell English
English probably a variant of Pennywell.
Sailo Mizo
Sailo means ‘Silo’ in Mizo.
Borquez Spanish
Likely shortened from Bohórquez.
Servopoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Serb" in Greek.
Atique Bengali
Derived from the given name Atiq.
Nates English, Jewish
It's probably from the given name Nate, the origin is said to be Jewish*, but the ancestors immigrated to English speaking countries.
Ouseph Indian (Christian)
From the given name Ouseph.
Milan Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian
From the given name Milan, a derivative of names such as Bohumil and Miloslav, containing the Slavic elements mil or milu meaning ‘grace, favor, dear’.
Petrevski Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".
Sho Japanese
Japanese name meaning "to fly/soar" or "wind instrument".
Husain Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Husayn.
Enjolras Literature
From a surname which was from Occitan enjeura meaning "to terrify". This was the name of a charismatic activist in Victor Hugo's novel 'Les Misérables' (1862).
Hayama Japanese
From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Francisque French
From the given name Francisque.
Khem Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Himaya Filipino, Cebuano
Means "glory, praise" or "bliss, joy" in Cebuano.
Crenshaw English
The derivation of this surname is from the Old English pre 7th Century "Crawa", a crow, with "sceaga" a grove, thus "Crowswood". The earliest recording of this placename is in the Lancashire Inquests of 1324 and appears as "Croweshagh".
Anastasi Italian, Sicilian
From the given name Anastasio.
Petrusenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Petrus" or "child of Petrusya".
Tomašević Serbian, Montenegrin
Patronymic, meaning "son of Tomaš".
Kajupank Estonian
Kajupank is an Estonian surname derived from "kalju (rock)" and "pank" (bank and cliff)".
à Beckett Medieval English, English (Australian)
Medieval Latinized form from Beckett. This surname is not used in modern Anglosphere. (But still exist in Austrailia.)
Bezzola Romansh
Italianization of Betschla.
Herradura Spanish (Philippines)
Means "horseshoe" in Spanish, possibly an occupational name for someone who worked with horseshoes.
Atis Filipino, Cebuano
Means "sugar apple" in Cebuano.
Hyppolite French, French (Caribbean)
From the given name Hyppolite, variant of Hippolyte.
Juust Estonian
Juust is an Estonian surname meaning "cheese".
Kentel Estonian
Kentel is an Estonian surname meaning "pendant".
Parkash Indian, Punjabi
From the given name Parkash.
Renardo Italian
Italian variant of Reynold
Kalay Turkish
Means "tin (the metal)" in Turkish.
Lomp Estonian
Lomp is an Estonian surname meaning "pond" or "puddle".
Kautzmann German
Variant of Kautz, with the addition of Middle High German -man "man".
Sailer English
Variant spelling of Saylor.
Smithson English
Means "son of a Smith".
Kanabut Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Florentin Romanian, French, German
From the given name Florentin.
Musayev Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Chechen, Avar, Dargin, Lezgin, Kumyk, Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz/Chechen/Avar/Dargin/Lezgin/Kumyk Мусаев and Kazakh Мұсаев (see Musaev).
Vetsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Bonifatius.
Able English
Possibly from the English word able.
Saladin French
nickname for a blustering or tyrannical individual from the name of the medieval Egyptian sultan who because of his success in combating the Crusaders became demonized in French and Italian folklore as a monster second only to Herod.
Galit Filipino, Tagalog
Means "anger, indignation" in Tagalog.
Kõnnusaar Estonian
Kõnnusaar is an Estonian surname meaning "wilderness island".
Hallquist Swedish
Composed of the elements hall "stone, rock" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".
Godefroy French
From the given name Godefroy. Cognate of Godfrey.
Breit German
From Middle High German breit meaning "broad". a nickname for a stout or fat person.
Yorath Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Iorwerth.
Brolin English (Anglicized, Rare)
In the case of American actors James and Josh Brolin, it seems to be derived form Burderlin, an anglicized form of Brüderlin.
Goonetilleke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Neve French
Derived from the place name En Nève, derived from a misdivision of Old French en nève "in water".
Rajasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රාජසේකර (see Rajasekara).
Sheffield English, English (British)
A surname which named after an city in England.... [more]
Sawa Japanese
From Japanese 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Veldman Dutch
Means "field man" in Dutch, a name for a farmer, or someone who lived by a field.
Quibol Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano kibol meaning "bobtail".
Macaraeg Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog makaraig meaning "one who defeats, one who overcomes".
Van Rijsbergen Dutch
Means "from Rijsbergen", a small town in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Middle Dutch rise meaning "twig, branch, brushwood" and berg meaning "mountain, hill".
Woolgar English
From the medieval male personal name Wolgar (from Old English Wulfgār, literally "wolf-spear").
Ben Zvi Hebrew
Means "son of Zvi".
Chaiariyakul Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ชัยอริยะกุล (see Chaiariyakun).
Severide Modern
Meaning: Honesty, Sacrificer, Admirer ... [more]
Etzdorf German
Origin and meaning unknown, possibly a given name. Usually has nobiliary particle "Von".
Fassbender German
Occupational name for a maker of keg barrels.
Billson English
Means "Son of Bill."
Bakhtiari Persian
From the given name Bakhtiar, also used to refer to a member of the Bakhtiari tribe from southwestern Iran.
Avvakumov Russian
derived from male given name Avvakum, variant of Abakumov
Tweed Irish
Variant of Tuite.
Imagiire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Langit Filipino, Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano
Means "heaven, sky" in several languages.
Blumenfeld German, Jewish
habitational name from any of several places called Blumenfeld or Blumenfelde, derived from the elements bluomo "bloom, flower" and feld "field"... [more]
Turhan Turkish
From the given name Turhan.
Heartfield German (Anglicized)
Anglicised spelling of Herzfeld.
Eldon English
Habitation name from the Old English personal name Ella- and -don from dun meaning "hill."
Butterworth English (British)
From places called Butterworth in England. Derived Old English butere ‘butter’ + worð ‘enclosure’.
Tylson English, German (Anglicized)
English: variant of Dyson (see surname Dye). ... [more]
Mangkhut Thai
Means "mangosteen" in Thai.
Portis English (American)
A famous bearer is the American basketball player Bobby Portis (1995-).
Sora English (Canadian)
Sora is a Kingdom Hearts character developed by Square Enix and Disney
İsazadə Azerbaijani
Means "born of İsa".
Apeltia English (Rare)
Comes from the word "appellation" referring to the Appellation Mountains.
Reese Low German, Dutch, German
Variant of Riese or Reus, from risi meaning "giant". Alternatively, could be a patronymic form of the Germanic given name Razo, derived from rēdaz "counsel, advise", or a habitational name from places called Rees or Reese in Rhineland and Lower Saxony.
Panciera Italian
from panciera denoting the piece of the armor covering the stomach (from pancia "belly paunch") perhaps used for an armorer or for someone with a large paunch.
Cordasco Italian
Possibly derived from a dialectical form of Italian cordesco "late-born lamb", or in Old Italian "of or pertaining to cows or sheep".
Blacksmith English
Occupational name for a blacksmith, a smith who work with iron. The name is rare in England and mostly found in North America, suggesting that it's a translation of a non-English name meaning "blacksmith" (see Kowalski, Raudsepp and Lefèvre for example).
Tokareva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Токарев (see Tokarev).
Pták Czech
Czech surname meaning "bird".
Niska Finnish, Sami
From Finnish niska "neck" (in this case referring to an isthmus).
Bajrami Albanian
Derived from the given name Bajram.
Timmer Dutch, Low German
Means "timber" in Dutch and Low German, an occupational name for a carpenter.
Huisman Dutch
Literally "houseman", an occupational name for a farmer, specifically one who owned his own farm.
Veeber Estonian
Veeber is an Estonian surname, an Estonianization of the German surname "Weber".
Gabison Judeo-Spanish
From the name of a town located in either the province of Valladolid or near the city of Santander in Spain. It has also been connected to the Spanish word cabeza, used as a nickname for a stubborn person.
Bedwani Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly derived from bedouin, the term for a wandering tribe of arabs.
Riguccini Italian
Derived from the given name Riguccio.
Shakir Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Shakir.
Munsch Alsatian
Alsatian variant of Monge and Münch.
Petrone Italian
Derived from the given name Pietro.
Kelder Estonian
Kelder is an Estonian surname meaning "cellar".
Ejercito Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish ejército meaning "army". A notable bearer was Joseph Ejercito Estrada (1937-), the 13th president of the Philippines.
Bardhi Albanian
Meaning "White"
Sõõrumaa Estonian
Sõõrumaa is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "sõõr" ("circle") and "maa" (land").
Rajasalu Estonian
Rajasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "border grove".
Hayami Japanese
From Japanese 速 (haya) meaning "fast", 逸 (haya) meaning "deviate" or 早 (haya) meaning "early"; combined with 水 (mi) meaning "water" or 見 (mi) meaning "see".