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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De Pietro Italian
Means "son of Pietro" in Italian; variant of Di Pietro
Maysonet Provençal
Deriving from the Old French word machun, which meant 'stone cutter.' Inferring the original bearer of the name worked in stone or mason.
Luangkhot Lao
From Lao ຫຼວງ (luang) meaning "royal, great, large" and ໂຄດ (khot) meaning "ancestor, family".
Almaguer Catalan
Habitational name from a place in Valencia named Almaguer.
Wahlberg German, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)
Composed of German wal "field, meadow" or Swedish vall "grassy bank" and berg "mountain, hill".
Atanasio Spanish, Italian
From the given name Atanasio.
Norcross English
It indicates familial origin in Norcross near Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire.
Callender English
Occupational name for a person who finished freshly woven cloth by passing it between heavy rollers to compress the weave. From Old Franch calandrier, calandreur.
Berghold German
Surname that denoted the owner of a vineyard.
Anarov Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian انار (anâr) meaning “pomegranate.”
Silas English
Derived from the given name Silas
Demyanenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Demyan".
Wahab Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Wahab.
Kaer Estonian
Kaer is an Estonian surname meaning "oats".
Fahey Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fathaidh or Ó Fathaigh meaning "descendant of Fathadh", a given name derived from the Gaelic word fothadh "base, foundation".... [more]
Kruis Dutch, Flemish
Means "cross" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived near a crossroads, a sign depicting a cross, or a place where people were executed. Could also denote someone who made crosses, either the religious symbol or the instrument of torture.
Ryall English
From any of several places in England named from Old English ryge "rye" + hyll "hill".
Mo'minov Uzbek
Means "son of Mo'min".
Noorkõiv Estonian
Noorkõiv is an Estonian surname meaning "young (noor) birch (kõiv in Võro dialect)".
Edevane Welsh, Cornish
A rare Welsh surname, believed to be of Cornish origin. This surname is made up of two elements. ‘Ed’ is not a shortened form of Edward, but derives from the ancient (Old English?) ‘ead’ meaning ‘prosperity’ and/or ‘happiness’... [more]
Tartaglia Italian
From Italian tartagliare "to stutter".
Dujardin French
Means "from the garden" in French.
Ryuufuku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 竜福 or 龍福 (see Ryūfuku).
Michikawa Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path, road" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Fine English (?)
English nickname for a clever or elegant man, from Old French fin ‘fine’, ‘delicate’, ‘skilled’, ‘cunning’ (originally a noun from Latin finis ‘end’, ‘extremity’, ‘boundary’, later used also as an adjective in the sense ‘ultimate’, ‘excellent’).
Esteruelas Spanish
Possibly from the place name Camarma de Esteruelas, a village in Madrid.
Vista Italian
Probably from a short form of a medieval personal name such as Bellavista, an omen or well-wishing name literally meaning ‘fine view’.
Lucía Spanish, Italian
From the feminine personal name Lucia, feminine derivative of Latin lux meaning "light".
Kanters Dutch
An occupational name for a singer, such as a precentor (someone who leads songs or prayers in a church, monastery, or synagogue) or choir member. Ultimately derived from Latin cantor "singer, leader of song at a ceremony; prayer leader in a Jewish ceremony".
Mccubbin Scottish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giobúin, a patronymic from the pet form of a Gaelic form of the personal name Gilbert.
Adlani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Adlène (chiefly Moroccan).
Kind English
Nickname from Middle English kynde meaning "kind, type, nature" or "disposition", possibly used in the sense of "legitimate".
Ghareeb Arabic
From the given name Gharib.
Laayouni Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Laayoune, the name of a city in the Western Sahara (chiefly Moroccan).
Milward English
Variant of Millard and Millward, derived from mille "mill" and weard "guard" meaning "guardian of the mill"
Pathan Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Urdu, Pashto
Derived from Hindustani पठान (paṭhān) meaning "a Pashtun (person)", referring to the Pashtun ethnic group inhabiting present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is sometimes used by Pashtuns who ancestrally migrated to India.
Crockett English, Scottish
Nickname for someone who affected a particular hairstyle, from Middle English croket ''large curl'' (Old Norman French croquet, a diminutive of croque "curl", "hook").
Feemster English, Scottish
Occupational name meaning "herdsman", from Middle English fee "cattle" and English master.
Kurizuka Japanese
A variant of Kuritsuka.... [more]
Kolbeins Icelandic
Derived from the given name Kolbeinn.
Yacub Arabic
From the given name Yaqub.
Cidro Spanish (Philippines)
From Spanish meaning "citrus fruit". Possibly an occupational name for someone who sells or raise citrus fruits.
Van der Werf Dutch
Means "from the wharf" or "from the shipyard" in Dutch, derived from werf meaning "quay, wharf, shipyard", or from the older form werve "dyke, quay, bank". Can be a topographic name for someone who lived near such a place, or an occupational name for someone who worked at a shipyard, such as a carpenter.
Wijerathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේරත්න (see Wijeratne).
Sutanto Javanese (Modern)
Sutanto comes in part from the Chinese surname Tan. The prefix Su is Javanese. The Su and to were used to make the name Indonesian but not eliminate the Chinese part... [more]
Efetürk Turkish
Means "brother of the Turks", derived from Turkish efe meaning "older brother, brave".
Žižek Slovene
Derived from žižek, meaning "black bug".
Yokomizo Japanese
横 (Yoko) means "beside" and 溝 (mizo) means "groove, trench, gutter, gully, drain, ditch, gap". A notable bearer is Seishi Yokomizo, a Japanese novelist in the Showa Period.
Jena Indian, Odia
Means "prince" in Odia.
Jacot French
Variant spelling of Jacquot.
Racioppi Italian, Sicilian
Derived from Sicilian racioppu meaning "cluster of grapes", hence presumably a metonymic occupational name for someone who sold or produced grapes.
Jules French
From a personal name (Latin Julius). The name was borne in the Middle Ages in honor of various minor Christian saints.
Chabert French
From Charbert, an old baptism name of Germanic origin formed from two words that mean: concern and famous.
Gomaa Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Juma.
Montigny French
habitational name from (Le) Montigny the name of several places in various parts of France (from a Gallo-Roman estate name Montiniacum formed either from a personal name or from a derivative of mons "mountain" and the locative suffix acum)... [more]
Salming Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Salmi, the name of a small village in Northern Sweden (see also Salmi).
Spellini Italian
Possibly derived from Old Germanic spellą meaning "news, message" or "story, legend", perhaps a nickname for a storyteller or messenger.
Ütt Estonian
Ütt is an Estonian surname (loosely) meaning "vocative"; a "word of address'' or "exclamatory address".
Schweder German, Upper German
German: ethnic name for a Swede.... [more]
Lišić Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Possibly derived from Albanian lesh, meaning "fur".
Khamenei Persian
Originally denoted someone who came from the village of Khamaneh, located in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran. A famous bearer is Ali Khamenei (1939-), a former president and the current Supreme Leader of Iran.
Bourque French (Quebec)
Unknown history. A famous bearer is Raymond Bourque (B.-1960), a Quebec born professional ice hockey player from 1979-2001.
Luz Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Luz.
Maximiano Portuguese
Derived from the given name Maximiano.
Ajala Edo
Means "chief of the horses".
Wiosna Polish
Derived from Polish wiosna "spring".
Maclennan Scottish
Anglicized version of Scottish Gaelic Macgillefhinnein
Oppedisano Italian
Italian: habitational name for someone from Oppido Mamertino in Reggio Calabria, so named from Latin oppidum ‘fortified place’, ‘stronghold’. The original settlement was destroyed by an earthquake in 1783 ; it was rebuilt on a site further south.
Akbaş Turkish
From Turkish ak meaning "white" and baş meaning "head".
Faraj Arabic
From the given name Faraj.
Dmytriv Ukrainian
Means "son of Dmytro".
Carpus English (Rare, ?)
Possibly from the given name Carpus.
Chauré French (Quebec)
Either derived from Old French chaurer "to warm up; to stir up" or a variant of Chauray.
Shoaf American
Origin is unknown but it is the surname of American Rachel Shoaf who is a convicted murderer.
Abresch German, Dutch
From a pet form of the Biblical name Abraham.
Belalcázar Spanish
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality with the coordinates 38°34′31″N 5°10′02″W.
Akane Japanese
Aka means "red, crimson, vermilion" and ne means "root".
Davidova Russian
Feminine form of Davidov.
Dul Khmer
Derived from Sanskrit डुल (dula) meaning "shake, tremble".
Romney English
From a village in Kent derived from Latin rumen "gullet, throat" and Old English ea "river, stream". A famous bearer of the name is American businessman Mitt Romney (1947-).
Naqqache Arabic (Mashriqi)
Occupational name meaning "engraver, carver" in Arabic. It is usually found in Lebanon. A famous bearer was the Lebanese president and prime minister Alfred Naqqache (1888-1978), also called Alfred Naccache.
Vadén Swedish
Combination of Swedish place name element vad which in most cases mean "ford, place for wading", and the common surname suffix -én.
Okashima Japanese
岡 (Oka) means "ridge, hill" and 島 (shima) means "island".
Aldred English
From the given names: either Ealdræd, Æðelræd or Ælfræd.
Birkenfeld German
From the name of various places in Germany, like the one in Rhineland-Palatinate, all derived from Old High German birka "birch tree" and feld "field"... [more]
Makarenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Makar".
Gándara Galician
It refers to a type of unproductive wetland, of alluvial origin, rich in gravel and sand.
Ichijiku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 九 (ichijiku) meaning "9".
Chambo English (Canadian)
Suspected to be of French origin. Specifically, a derivative of Archambault.
Wessels Dutch, South African
Patronymic from the given name Wessel.
Ajtósi Hungarian
Derived from a destroyed medieval settlement in Békés County, meaning "with door" in Hungarian, from Hungarian ajtó "door". It could also mean "doormaker" in Hungarian.
Vercetti Italian
Is a Italian surname that is derived from the Italian surname "Verratti".
Auksi Estonian
Auksi is an Estonian surname derived from "auks" meaning "in honor of".
Østhagen Norwegian
An uncommon Norwegian surname of uncertain origin. It is most likely a locational name, derived from Norwegian øst, 'east' and hagen, 'enclosure'. ... [more]
Edmison English, Scottish
Patronymic surname meaning “Son of Edmund”.
Nicolás Spanish
From the given name Nicolás.
Polat Turkish
Means "steel" in Persian. Many Turkish Oghuz descendants are using this surname.
Barker English
SURNAME Town cryer, or someone who shouts out notices
Rougeau French
Diminutive of Rouge, a nickname for someone with a ruddy complexion.
Siddique Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Siddiqui.
Eisen German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for an ironworker or smith, or an ironmonger, from Middle High German isen ‘iron’, German Eisen. It may also have been used as a nickname, with reference to the strength and hardness of iron or to its color, while as a Jewish name it was also adopted as an ornamental name from modern German Eisen ‘iron’ or the Yiddish cognate ayzn.
Ascot English
Surname originating from the village of Arscott in Devon, meaning "eastern cottage" in Saxon. It can also be used to refer to Ascot in Berkshire, where the Royal Ascot race meeting is held each year.
Rouf Bengali
From the given name Rauf.
Paesüld Estonian
Paesüld is an Estonian surname meaning "ribbon/tab cord".
Shinwari Pashto
Perhaps from Shinwar, the name of a Pashtun-inhabited district in Afghanistan. The Shinwari are a Pashtun tribe found in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Elizabeth American
From the given name Elizabeth.
Adlington English
Habitational name from any of the two places called Adlington in Cheshire and Lancashire, both derived from Old English given name Eadwulf and tun "enclosure, town".
Polyanski Russian
Meaning "From Fields".
Win Burmese (Americanized)
From the given name Win, taken as a surname after emigrating.
Baizhanov Kazakh
Variant transcription of Bayzhanov.
Randpõld Estonian
Randpõld is an Estonian surname meaning "beach/shore field".
Lawton English
Habitational name from the village called Church Lawton in Cheshire, derived from Old English hlaw "mound, small hill" and tun "enclosure, town".
Mikó Hungarian
From a pet form of the personal names Miklós (Hungarian form of Nicholas) or Mihály (Hungarian form of Michael).
Quản Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Guan, from Sino-Vietnamese 管 (quản).
Mckennie Scottish, Irish
An anglicised form of the Irish/Scottish Gaelic MacEacharna, meaning "son of Eacharn".
Furutachi Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 舘 (tachi) meaning "large building, mansion, palace".
Filimonov Russian
Means "son of Filimon".
Bar Deah Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "one who has opinion" from Hebrew Bar, "son" and de'ah, "opinion".
Japp German
Derived from a diminutive of Jacob.
Storgaard Danish
Combination of Danish stor "large, great" and gård "farm, estate".
Tylka Polish
From Polish tylko, meaning "only".
Amata Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Ama, added Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field".
Portis English (American)
A famous bearer is the American basketball player Bobby Portis (1995-).
Schiefelbein German
Habitational name from Schievelbein in Pomerania.
Asllani Albanian
Derived from the given name Asllan.
Mahajan Indian, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Hindi, Bengali
Means "great (number of) people" or "tradesman, merchant" from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great" combined with जन (jána) meaning "person, people".
Dial Scottish
Variant of Dalziel, representing the usual pronunciation of this name in Scotland. Perhaps also an altered form of Irish Dyal.
Kawabe Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 辺 (be) meaning "area, place, vicinity".
Inoko Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ko means "child, first of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".
Horiuchi Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Reise German, Jewish
German (Westphalia) topographic name, from Middle Low German ris, res ‘swamp’. ... [more]
Tomino Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and no means "field, plain".
Egede Scandinavian
Derived from a place name on Sjælland containing the name element EIK meaning "oak".
Hikida Japanese
From 疋 or 匹 (hiki) meaning "counter for small animals" combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Mickiewicz Polish
Polish form of Mitskevich. A notable bearer is Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855), the Polish poet of Belarusian origin.
Devooght Belgian
The origin of the surname DeVooght is unknown.... [more]
Dainty English
From a medieval nickname meaning "handsome, pleasant" (from Middle English deinte, from Old French deint(i)é). This was borne by Billy Dainty (1927-1986), a British comedian.
Sayer English
Derived from an Anglo-Norman variant of the Germanic given name Sigiheri, composed of sigu "victory" and heri "army".
Evren Turkish
From the given name Evren.
Sassi Estonian
Sassi is an Estonian surname derived form "sassis" meaning "disheveled", "tangled", and "unkempt".
Aron Various
From the given name Aron.
Tagliamonte Italian
Tagliamonte means "mountain cutter". From the Italian tagliate (to cut) and monte (mountain).
Francese Italian
Means "French, Frenchman" in Italian.
Sullenberger German (Swiss)
Derived from an unknown place called Sullenberg or from Schallenberg in Baden, Switzerland. A famous bearer is Sully Sullenberger (1951-), an American retired Air Force fighter pilot and airline captain who is best known for saving all 155 people aboard in the 2009 ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan, after both engines were disabled by a bird strike.
Korkmaz Turkish
Means "unafraid, fearless" in Turkish.
Puno Tagalog
Means "full, filled" in Tagalog.
Cushing English, French (Anglicized)
Altered form of Cousin, or an Americanized spelling of Cauchon. The English actor Peter Cushing (1913-1994) was a famous bearer of this name.
Hirukawa Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Kamitono Japanese
From 上 (kami) meaning "above, high, upper" and 殿 (tono) meaning "lord, noble, hall, temple, palace".
Dalangin Tagalog
Means "prayer, supplication" in Tagalog.
Ramasamy Tamil
From the name of the Hindu god Rama 1 combined with Tamil சாமி (sami) meaning "chief, master, lord" (ultimately from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svamin)).
Harma Finnish, Estonian
Anglicized form of either Härma or Haarma. The former is a toponymic surname referring to several places in Estonia and Finland, probably derived from the given name Herman... [more]
Durani Pashto
Variant transcription of Durrani.
Huon Breton
Huon is a form of the name Hugh.
Pedriks Estonian
Pedriks is an Estonian surname, a derivation of the names Frederick and Friedrich.
Welland English (British, Rare)
From the name of the place, derived from Old English wig - war and landa - territory, land.
Misaka Japanese (Modern)
This name is from Japanese anime A Certain Scientific Railgun's protagonist.
Tennant English, Scottish
Occupational name for a farmer who holds a feudal tenure in a property, ultimately derived from Latin teneo "to hold, to keep".
Kouroshi Persian
From the given name Kourosh.
Bales English
Variant of Bale.
Herbst German, Jewish
Nickname from Middle High German herbest "harvest". The modern German word herbst has come to mean "fall" the time of year when the harvest takes place... [more]
Hurta Czech
Nickname for an aggressive person, from hurt ‘attack.’
Ikegami Japanese
From Japanese 池 (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Dziemidzienka Belarusian
Derived from the given name Dziamid.
Efstathiou Greek
Means "son of Efstathios".
Leino Finnish
Derived from Finnish leina, leini and leino meaning "sad, weak".
Wall Irish
Anglicized from of de Bhál, a Gaelicized form of de Valle (see Devall).
Pezzimenti Italian
From pezzimento "military baggage", a word from a Greek dialect in southern Italy. Probably an occupational name for a soldier, or someone who worked in the military in some way.
Unaki Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 宇那木 (see Unagi 2).
Wakamatsu Japanese
From Japanese 若 (waka) meaning "young" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Pfeiff German
Abridged form of German Pfeiffer.
Gurewitz Jewish
Belarusian and Lithuanian variant of Horowitz, a habitational name from Horovice in central Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic, which is named with a short form of a personal name formed with Hor, as for example Horimir, Horislav.
Majidi Persian
From the given name Majid.
Bootz German, Dutch
Could be a patronymic form of Booz or Bodo, or a variant of Boots.
Funk German
Derived from Middle High German vunke "spark". ... [more]
Siaw Akan
Meaning unknown.
Breedlove English
Probably from a medieval nickname for a likable or popular person (from Middle English breden "to produce" + love). This surname is borne by Craig Breedlove (1937-), US land-speed record holder.
Osaragi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大仏 (Osaragi), a variant reading of 大仏 (Daibutsu), a clipping of 大仏ケ谷 (Daibutsugayatsu), a former name for the area of Hase in the city of Kamakura in the prefecture of Kanagawa in Japan.
Giusto Italian
From the given name Giusto
Buhat Filipino, Cebuano
Means "work, job, deed" or "make, create" in Cebuano.
Tranmer English
Habitational name from Tranmere, a district within the borough of Birkenhead, Cheshire, or Tranmires, an area in Hackness, North Yorkshire. Both toponyms derive from Old Norse trani "crane (bird)" and melr "sandbank, dune".
Mubarak Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian)
From Arabic مُبَارَك (mubārak) meaning "lucky, blessed".
Bruni Italian
Patronymic or plural form of Bruno.
Gordillo Spanish
Derived from the Spanish pet form of fat, "gordito"
Topp German
German: from Low German topp 'point', 'tree top', hence a topographic name; or alternatively a metonymic occupational name or nickname from the same word in the sense 'braid'.
Ryusaki Japanese
Ryu means "dragon" or "imperial" and Saki means "peninsula".
Wayman English
Variant of Wyman and Waitman. Could also be the Americanized version of Wehmann or Weidmann