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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Greet German
Americanized form of German Fried.
Dore English
Possibly denoting a hardworking person, derived from Old English dora "bumblebee".
Prue English, French
English: nickname for a redoubtable warrior, from Middle English prou(s) ‘brave’, ‘valiant’ (Old French proux, preux).... [more]
Boltz German
May designate a creator of bolts for crossbows or bowmen. May also be a short form of Baldwin.
Dülger Turkish
Means "carpenter" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian درگر (dorgar).
Dantzscher Jewish
Swiss Austrian Jewish origin ... [more]
Leppoja Estonian
Leppoja is an Estonian surname meaning "alder creek".
Viravongsa Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ວິລະວົງສາ (see Vilavongsa).
Obligacion Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish obligación meaning "obligation."
Petrosino Italian
From Neapolitan petrosino "parsley", a nickname for an intrusive or meddling person.
Verwey Dutch, Afrikaans, South African
Contracted form of van der Weij meaning "from the meadow".
Vanlow English (Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Van Look.
Hitarashi Japanese
From Japanese "浸" (hita) meaning immersion and "らし" (rashi) meaning likelihood
Windus English
Variant of Wingers. The name is a metonymic occupational name for a textile worker or weaver, derived from the Middle English wyndhows ("winding house").
Zvaitika Shona
Zvaitika means "It has happened". This name may be given as a celebration that something that was desired or awaited has finally happened.
Ghaka Bengali
From the historical "Ghataks" who were professional matchmakers in Bengali society, who played a crucial role in arranging marriages and maintaining family lineages.
Mérida Spanish
habitational name from the city of Mérida in Badajoz province... [more]
Zidaru Romanian
From Romanian zidar meaning "bricklayer".
Elwood English
It's either from a place name in Gloucestershire, England called Ellwood that is derived from Old English ellern "elder tree" and wudu "wood", or a form of the Old English personal name Ælfweald, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and weald "rule".
Fat Romanian
From Romanian meaning "child".
Ore English
Habitational name from Woore (Shropshire, England).
Jayasekara Sinhalese
From Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Urahata Japanese
Ura means "bay, creek, inlet, beach, gulf, seacoast" and hata means "field".
Panozzo Italian
Venice, one of the oldest and most beautiful regions of Italy, is the esteemed birthplace of numerous prominent families, and of a family that bears the surname Panozzo. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for them to adopt a second name to identify themselves, as populations grew and travel became more frequent... [more]
Budiman Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), Jiang 1 (江), Shi (史), Wen (溫) or Zhuang (莊)... [more]
Bake English
Probably an occupational name for a baker.
Welton English
Habitational name from any of various places named Welton, for example in Cumbria, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, and East Yorkshire, from Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Wake English, Scottish
From the Old Norse byname Vakr meaning "wakeful", "vigilant" (from vaka meaning "to remain awake"), or perhaps from a cognate Old English Waca (attested in place names such as Wakeford, Wakeham, and Wakeley).
Finnsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Finnur" in Icelandic.
Tamburini Italian
Means "drummer", from Italian tamburo "drum".
Haruno Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) "spring" and 野 (no) "field, plain, wilderness".
Konopelko Ukrainian
Means "hemp".
Matthew English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Matthew.
Leloup French
Means “the wolf” in French.
Wrubleski Polish (Americanized, Rare)
Rare variant spelling of Wrobleski.... [more]
Langwade English
From an English village Langmead, in the county of Devon. It was used to refer to those individuals who lived at the lang-mead, which literally means "the long meadow".
Wijeyekoon Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයකෝන් (see Wijayakoon).
Kapittatha Na Krungthep Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Abdellahi Western African, Wolof
From the given name Abdellah (chiefly Mauritanian).
Butkereit German (East Prussian)
Derived from Prussian-Lithuanian butkėrė (Standard Lithuanian butkėrė), a Balticized form of German Böttcher "cooper, barrel maker" combined with the East Prussian German patronymic suffix -eit.
Mahapatra Indian, Odia
From the Sanskrit महत् (mahat) "great, large, big" possibly combined with पात्र (pātra) "drinking-vessel, goblet, bowl, cup".
Zenker German
means light
Sugarbaker English
Occupational name for an owner of a sugar-house, a factory where raw sugar was made or refined, derived from Middle English sugre, suker meaning "sugar" and bakere meaning "baker".
Cardillo Italian
Cardillo is a surname of Sicilian origin, derived from the word cardilla, meaning ''goldfinch''.
Aul Estonian
Aul is an Estonian surname meaning "long-tailed duck" (Clangula hyemalis).
Salam Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Salam.
Cottrant French
Meaning unknown.
Hosen Bengali
Derived from the given name Husayn.
Adedeji Yoruba
Means "one crown has become two" in Yoruba.
Higashikokubaru Japanese
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning “east”, 国 (koku) meaning “country”, and 原 (baru) meaning “meadow”.
Harbor English
English: variant spelling of Harbour.
Radiab Filipino, Maranao
From Radiyab, the Maranao name for the seventh month of the Islamic calendar, which is ultimately derived from Arabic رَجَب (Rajab).
Gubler German (Swiss)
Means "Of the Mountains"... [more]
Kushieda Japanese (Rare)
Kushi means "Comb" and Eda means "Branch, Twig".
Wesson English
Variant of Weston.
Íñigo Spanish
From the given name Íñigo.
Landen Belgian
Belgian habitational name from Landen in Brabant.
Davtian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դավթյան (see Davtyan)
Kochiyama Japanese
From 河 (ko) meaning "river, stream", 内 (chi) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Pittendrigh Scottish
From various place names possibly derived from pett "holding farm" and drech "face, countenance (of a hill)".
Julião Portuguese
From the given name Julião.
Boesel German
Habitational name, from Bösel
Toukin Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 頭巾 or 頭金 (see Tōkin).
Puett English (American)
Americinized form of Pütt.
Hyppolite French, French (Caribbean)
From the given name Hyppolite, variant of Hippolyte.
Sirelpuu Estonian
Sirelpuu is an Estonian name meaning "lilac tree".
Huys Dutch, Flemish
Derived from Huis, itself a variant of Huus and Huuchs, medieval Dutch genitive forms of the given name Hugo.
Achikita Japanese (Rare)
遥 (Achi) means "distant, remote" and 北 (kita) means "north".
Agata Japanese (Rare)
From 県 or 縣 (agata) meaning "prefecture, county, countryside, subdivision, district".
Soudagar Urdu
soudagar is the word related to one who do the business
Vollach Hebrew
Hebrew variant of Wallach. Israeli former soccer player Yochanan Vollach (1945-) bears this name.
Machados Jewish
From the Hebrew name Adam, meaning "man" or "male."
Mahdizadeh Persian
From the given name Mahdi combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Griswold English
meaning: from the gray forest.
Oualid Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Oualid.
Macfhearghuis Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology
Gaelic for "Son of Fhearghuis" (also spelled "Fearghas") and due to the complexities of pronunciation, has been spelled MacFergus, McKerras, MacKersey, MacErris, MacFirries and anglicised as Ferguson or Fergusson and shortened in Fergus, Ferrar, Ferrie, Ferries, Ferris, Ferriss, corrupted into other forms like Fergushill, Fergie etc.
Sugioka Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Us Slovene (Rare)
Us is a Slovene Surname which in itself is a shortened version of the House Name Ušič,Meaning Son of Us. The surname may be linked the the slovene word Oves, which translates to "Oats", and may have been an occupational surname referring to someone who farmed Oats and or grains.
Welle German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, Middle Low German welle.
Yacouba Western African
From the given name Yacouba.
Culkin Irish
Reduced anglicization of Irish Gaelic Mac Uilcín meaning "descendant of Uilcín", a diminutive of Ulick, itself an Irish diminutive of William... [more]
Holmstrøm Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Holmström.
Napora Polish
Nickname for an interfering person, Polish napora, derivative of napierać meaning ‘to insist on somebody doing something’.
Meas Khmer
Means "gold" in Khmer.
Zvejniece Latvian
Feminine form of Zvejnieks.
Ben Naim Hebrew
Means "son of Naim" or "pleasant son" in Hebrew.
Carlin Irish (Anglicized), Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cairealláin (sometimes also anglicized as Carlton), meaning "descendant of Caireallán"... [more]
Dolle German (?)
“Dolle is a German word for a specific type of lock used on boats and also a small town in Germany”
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.
Shikari Indian, Hindi
From Hindi meaning "hunter, huntsman".
Pogonat Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Zelimkhanova Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Зелимханов (see Zelimkhanov).
Amata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field".
Wonai Shona
It is a form of the Shona name Onai.
Zebua Nias
Nias clan name possibly from a word meaning "biggest, largest".
Marple English
Means "boundary stream" from Old English maere (boundary), and pyll (stream).
Hazzard English
Variant spelling of Hazard.
Libgott Dutch (Rare)
Probably derived from Germanic lib "life, body" and guot "good".
Haviv Jewish
Means 'Sweet' in Hebrew
Elverman German
The name Elverman means Eel fisherman.
Shotashvili Georgian
Means "son of Shota".
Galloni D'istria French, Italian
Meaning "Gallons from Istria" in French and Italian.
Taalmaa Estonian
Taalmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "taal (thaler) maa (land)"
Consiglio Italian
Derived from the medieval given name Consilius, or from a short form of the auspicious name Buonconsiglio "good advice", associated with the Marian title Madonna del Buon Consiglio "Our Lady of Good Counsel".
Kliebert German
Occupational name for a woodsman or woodworker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German klieben meaning "to cleave or split".
Wasim Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Wasim.
Lepsy Slavic (Rare), Turkish (Rare)
Possibly dating back to the Ottoman Empire's invasion of Europe, the original Turkic meaning is veiled in mystery, and possibly meant "one who comes from the edge of the lake." ... [more]
Hosonuma Japanese
Hoso means "thin, fine, narrow, slender" numa means "swamp".
Hurgada Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Hurghada.
Sea English
Variant of See.
Kevin Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Caoimhín "descendant of Caoimhín" (the personal name Kevin) a name derived from gein "birth" although now regarded as a diminutive of Gaelic cóem "dear, beloved".
Bilczewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 distinct Greater Polish villages by the name of Bilczew.
Salavati Persian
From Persian صلوات (salavat) meaning "praise, blessing, greeting".
Uba Estonian
Uba is an Estonian surname meaning "bean".
Derwent English
Originating from Derwent River in England.
Shade English, Scottish
Topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary, from Old English scead "boundary".
Bleeker Dutch
Occupational name for a bleacher of textiles, from Middle Dutch ble(e)kere.
Salalila Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra) meaning "body". This was the name of a rajah of the historical region of Maynila (modern-day Manila).
Kvong Chinese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Kvon.
Assad Arabic
Derived from the given name As'ad.
Figgis English
From a medieval nickname for a trustworthy person (from the Anglo-Norman form of Old French fichais "loyal").
Chodak Polish
Chodak is a Polish surname, likely derived from "chodak", meaning a wooden shoe or clog
Sievewright English, Scottish
Occupational name indicating one who made sieves.
Tarik Arabic
Derived from the given name Tariq.
Ines Spanish
From the given name Inés.
Formica Italian
Means "ant" in Italian, a nickname for a hard worker.
Olyphant English, Scottish
Variant of Oliphant. A famous bearer is American actor Timothy Olyphant (1968-).
Scarselli Italian
From scarsella "purse", a type of bag hung around the neck to keep money in. Possibly indicated a wealthy person.
Zadran Pashto
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Pashtun tribe inhabiting Afghanistan and Waziristan (Pakistan).
Sackmann German
Occupational name from Middle High German sacman meaning "baggage servant", one who was in charge of transporting and looking after a knight’s baggage and supplies on campaign.
Hamel French
topographic name for someone who lived and worked at an outlying farm dependent on the main village Old French hamel (a diminutive from an ancient Germanic element cognate with Old English ham "homestead"); or a habitational name from (Le) Hamel the name of several places in the northern part of France named with this word.
Murtazaliev Avar, Chechen
From a combination of the given names Murtaza and Ali 1.
Käesel Estonian
Käesel is an Estonia surname derived from "käes" meaning "on", "in possession", "come" and "arrive".
Elias Greek, Catalan, Portuguese, English, Welsh, German, Dutch, Jewish
Derived from the medieval given name Elias. Compare Ellis.
Brook German, Jewish
Americanized spelling of German Bruch and Jewish Bruck.
Broadhead English
From a nickname for someone with a broad or wide head.
Bialik Polish, Czech, Jewish
Derived from Polish biały meaning "white", originally a nickname for a person with blond hair or a pale complexion. A famous bearer of this name is American actress Mayim Bialik (1975-).
Bonneville English (British)
From a place name.
Hermsen Dutch
Means "son of Herm", a short form of Herman.
Spargo Cornish
Cornish: habitational name from Higher or Lower Spargo, in the parish of Mabe, so named from Cornish spern ‘thorn bushes’ + cor ‘enclosure'.
Cozzolino Italian
Diminutive of Cozzo.
Clare English
From the given name Clare
Kamori Japanese
Ka means "increase, step up" or "congratulation" and mori means "forest".
Jegen Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Jacob.
Van Der Klok Dutch
Means "from the bell", from Middle Dutch clocke "bell; bell-shaped", a habitational name for someone who lived near a bell tower, or perhaps a sign depicting a bell.
Jungnickel German
From German Jung meaning "young" or junior meaning "young, child" and Nickel a short form of Nicolaus.
Grainville French
Original French form of Granville, from locations in France called Grainville from the given name Guarin and ville "town" meaning "Guarin's town".
Zaghloul Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "squab, young dove" in Egyptian Arabic. A notable bearer was the Egyptian statesman and revolutionary Saad Zaghloul (1857-1927).
Danson English
Means "son of Dan 2".
Kaju Estonian
Kaju is an Estonian surname derived from "kajut" meaning "cabin".
Pane Italian, Corsican
Means "bread" in Italian, a metonymic occupational name for a baker, or a a nickname or given name (medieval Panis, Panellus) figuratively meaning "good as bread, good thing".
Roelofs Dutch
Variant of Roelfs, meaning "son of Roelof".
Seweryn Polish
From the given name Seweryn.
Mongush Tuvan
Theorised to be derived from Tuvan moon meaning "cohesive, powerful" combined with kush "force". It is also believed to have been Mongolified and Turkified during the reign of Chinggis Khan in the 13th century.
Puhasmägi Estonian
Puhasmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "pure mountain".
Tennoja Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 天王寺谷 (see Tennōja).
Shitayashiki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 下屋敷 (see Shimoyashiki).
Tkacz Jewish
Occupational name for a weaver, Polish tkacz, a noun derivative of tkać "to weave".
Weerasekare Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරසේකර (see Weerasekara).
Saengsuwan Thai
From Thai แสง (saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and สุวรรณ (suwan) meaning "gold".
Afghani Persian, Pashto
Derived from the term "افغانی" (Afghan), which means "a person from Afghanistan" in Pashto and Persian languages.
Yayla Turkish
Means "mountain pasture, highland, plateau" in Turkish.
Trémont French
Habitational name from any of several locations in France, derived from Latin trans "across, beyond" and mons "mountain", making it a cognate of Italian Tremonti... [more]
Mokryk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian мокрий (mokryy), meaning "wet".
Banović Serbian, Croatian
"Son of a Ban", the -ić "son of" suffix with ban, the title of class of Croatian nobility beginning in the 7th century approximately equivalent to viceroy, lord or duke, stemming potentially from the Turkic bajan ("rich, wealthy").
Ciahlo Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Tyahlo.
Arcidiacono Italian
Means "archdeacon" in Italian, denoting someone who worked for an archdeacon or acted like an archdeacon.
Bosnić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Means ''from Bosnia''.
Tomaszek Polish
From the given name Tomasz.
Tänav Estonian
Tänav is an Estonian surname meaning "street".
Yakobashvili Georgian, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Iakobashvili chiefly used by Georgian Jews.
Þórhallsson Icelandic
Means "son of Þórhallur" in Icelandic.
Capua Italian
From the name of a city in Campania, Italy, possibly derived from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌐𐌄𐌅𐌀 (capeva) meaning "city of marshes", though this etymology is disputed.
Esprit French
From the given name Esprit.
Akisawa Japanese
Aki can mean "autumn" and sawa means "swamp".
Taysumov Chechen
Means "son of Taysum".
Oğuz Turkish
From the name of an ancient Turkic people, itself derived from a Turkic word meaning "tribe, clan".
Byres Scottish
Byres was first used as a surname by the descendants of the ancient Boernician clans of Scotland. The first Byres family lived in or near the place named Byers in Scotland. The place-name, Byers, derives from the Old English word byre, which means cattle shed... [more]
Rymer English
Occupational name for a poet.
Van der Dijk Dutch
Variant spelling of Van Dijk.
Prior Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac an Phríora meaning "son of the prior".
Farnum English
English and Irish. The origins of the Farnum name lie with England's ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It comes from when the family lived at Farnham, in several different counties including Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, and the West Riding of Yorkshire... [more]
Westlake English (Canadian)
Combined of West and Lake.
Balston English
From the name of a place meaning "Beald's valley" from Old English denu meaning valley.
van der Kloet Dutch
Means "from the clump, lump (?)" from either Dutch cloet meaning "lump, ball" or kluit (From Middle Dutch clute meaning "patch") meaning "clod, clump" (?).
Brancaleone Italian
Derived from the medieval Italian masculine given name Brancaleone, which means either "a lion's paw" or "he who captures the lion". In the case of the former meaning, the name is derived from Italian branca meaning "paw, claw" combined with Italian leone meaning "lion"... [more]
Torrubiano Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the municipality of Torrubia de Soria.
Bar Gil Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of Bar and Gil, with the meaning of "son of Gil" or "one who is joyful".
Hatami Persian
From the given name Hatam.
Mesropian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մեսրոպյան (see Mesropyan).
Majange Shona
Meaning unknown.
Garvin English
Derived from the Old English given name Garwine meaning "spear friend".
Jerič Slovene
Derived from the forename Jere, short form of Jeronim.
Tyshchyk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian тихий (tykhyy), meaning "quiet".
Cannavaro Italian
Probably from a nickname used to refer to rope makers or hemp growers. This surname is most famously borne by brothers Fabio (1973–) and Paolo Cannavaro (1981–), former football players.
Pitka Estonian
Pitka is an Estonian surname meanin "tall" or "long".
Gernika Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town and municipality (called Guernica in Spanish and English) in Biscay, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology... [more]
Donham Scottish
A surname meaning "House on the Hill" .