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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Holbein German
nickname for a bow-legged man from Middle High German hol "hollow" and bein "leg".
Madau Italian
From Sardinian madau "fold, enclosure for sheep".
Tsarenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian цар (tsar), meaning "tsar, king".
Fayez Arabic
Derived from the given name Faiz.
Chaemsai Thai
Means "clear, without clouds" in Thai.
Kelham English
Derived from the village of Kelham, near Newark-upon-Trent, Nottingham.
Del Negro Italian
Literally “of or belonging to the black one” hence a name denoting the son, apprentice, associate, or servant of a man bearing this nickname or ethnic name.
Kil Korean
There is one Chinese character for the Kil surname. In the 1930 census, there was a significantly larger number of Kils living in Korea; it was the 62nd most common name in Korea. In a census taken after the Korean War, however, it had dropped to 72nd... [more]
Matsui Japanese
Matsu means "pine" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Charretier French
French form of Carter.
Kostovski Macedonian
Means "son of Kosta".
Buggly English
Variant of Bugg.
Saint-Amour French (Caribbean)
Means "Saint Amor" in French.
Auyong Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Ouyang.
Nota Japanese
Variant of Noda meaning "field, rice paddy".
Mancebo Spanish
Spanish: Occupational Or Status Name For A Serf Or Servant Also ‘Youth Single Man’ Old Spanish Mancebo (From Late Latin Mancipus From Classical Latin Mancipium ‘Slave’).
Sigþórsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Sigþór" in Icelandic.
Nazeer Urdu
From the given name Nazir 1.
Hanák Czech
Derived from the small town Haná.
McCarey Irish
Variant of Carey. A famous bearer of this name was the American movie director Leo McCarey (1898-1969).
Kenobi Popular Culture
Obi-Wan Kenobi is a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' saga, created by George Lucas. The meaning of the name is not known, but as Lucas was very much influenced by Japanese samurai movies, it is possible that the name is a combination of Japanese 剣 (ken) "sword" and 帯 (obi) "belt".
Abduljabbar Arabic, Filipino, Maranao
Derived from the given name Abd al-Jabbar.
Akman Turkish
Means "chaste, pure, clean" in Turkish.
Bojaxhiu Albanian
Derived from Albanian bojaxhi meaning "painter". This was the surname of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, better known as Mother Teresa (1910-1997), who was born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojiaxhiu.
Manchester English
Habitational name from the city in northwestern England, formerly part of Lancashire. This is so called from Mamucio (an ancient British name containing the element mammā "breast", and meaning "breast-shaped hill") combined with Old English ceaster "Roman fort or walled city" (Latin castra "legionary camp").
Guðnadóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Guðni". A notable bearer is Icelandic musician and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir (b. 1982).
Brå Norwegian
Means "sudden, short-tempered" in Norwegian.
Nanmen Chinese (Rare, Archaic)
From Chinese 南門 (nánmén) meaning "south gate".
Ausländer German, Jewish
Means "foreigner" in German, from Middle High German uzlender, denoting a person new to a district or a farmer who cultivated land outside a community's bounds.
Gathje German
Meaning unknown.
Shaar Arabic
Variant of Al-shair. Borne by both Muslims and Christians.
Shintani Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Lisboa Portuguese
Habitiational name from Lisbon.
Wicherek Polish, English
Means "a light, gentle breeze", or figuratively, "an unruly strand of hair". It is a diminutive of the Polish word wicher, "strong wind".
Višneviškas Lithuanian
This indicates familial origin within the Belarusian agrotown of Víšneva, which was originally Lithuanian & under the name of ''Višnevas''.
Povarov Russian
Derived from the Russian word "povar" meaning 'cook'.
Neronov Russian
Means "son of Neron".
Baizhanov Kazakh
Variant transcription of Bayzhanov.
Kül Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Turkish, Turkmen, Azerbaijani, and Uyghur variant of Kul.
Cabilan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "petroleum nut" (a type of tree in the genus Pittosporum) in Cebuano.
Zurdo Spanish
Means "left-handed" in Spanish.
Saini Indian
Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Arora) and Sikh name derived from the name of an Arora clan.
Nakatsutsumi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and tsutsumi means "enbankment, river, bank, dike".
Duran Catalan
Catalan cognate of Durand.
Bakalinsky Russian
From Russian Бакали (bakaly) which is derived from Turkish bakkal (Slavicized form bakal) "grocer". Possibly given to someone who dwells in Bakaly or Bakalinsky.
Tokunaga Japanese
From Japanese 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, virtue" and 永 (naga 3) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Tiidus Estonian
Tiidus is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Titus".
Warnakulasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) meaning "color" or "caste", कुल (kula) meaning "family" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
Ekinci Turkish
Means "farmer" in Turkish.
Verwoerd Dutch
Means "from the man-made hill", derived from Dutch woerd meaning "man-made hill", indicating someone who lived near or on terps (artificial dwelling mounds created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides or flooding)... [more]
Setoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Seto.
Saripada Filipino, Maranao
From a title meaning "chief" in Maranao, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रीपाद (shripada) literally meaning "holy foot", derived from श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty" and पाद (pada) meaning "foot".
Negru Romanian
Nickname or ethnic name from negru "black" (Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.
Somerset English
Regional name from the county of this name, so called from Old English sumer(tun)saete meaning "dwellers at the summer settlement".
Laaspere Estonian
Laaspere is an Estonian surname meaning "forest/woodland folk".
Goya Japanese (Rare)
This is variously written, but is usually written with the characters meaning "Barbarian Room" or "Give Room".
Kardashyan Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Kartashyan.
Prvulović Vlach
Means "son of Prvul".
Karal Indian, Bengali
This Surname was given in honour by the Britishers to Nikhil Chandra Banerjee to recognize his efforts in constructing The Karali Kali temple in Dhaka,now the capital of Bangladesh. It was a very expensive construction and still attracts tourists every year... [more]
Nordby Norwegian, Danish
The first half of the word nord is derived from the Old Norse word norþr which means "north", while the second half of the word by is derived from the Norwegian word byr or bo meaning "farmstead" or "settlement"... [more]
Tsuruhami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鶴喰 (see Tsurubami).
La Liveres French
Means 'the books' in French
Patta Italian
Possibly from patta "draw, settlement", perhaps a nickname given to a negotiator. The same term can also mean "heat, warmth of the hearth".
Groeneweg Dutch
Dutch cognate of Greenway. habitational name from any of various minor places called Groeneweg a compound of groen "green" and weg "road path" for instance from the hamlets Groeneweg near Hoog Blokland in the province of South Holland and near Westbroek in the province of Utrecht.
Dawoud Arabic
From the given name Dawud.
Heman Indian
The name 'Heman' is a Jewish name, meaning 'Faithfull'.... [more]
Subasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit शुभ (shubha) meaning "splendid, bright, auspicious" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Słodki Polish
It means "sweet" in Polish.
DeBrincat Maltese
Patronymic "Of Brincat," from the first name Pancratius, meaning "the one who holds everything."
Saket Arabic (Maghrebi)
An Algerian title meaning "silent" or "quiet", and it is among the titles granted to the Algerians by the French occupation in 1882.
Huāwū Chinese
From Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" combined with 屋 (wū) meaning "shop".
Gabriël Dutch
From the given name Gabriël.
Maqueda Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous localities: the Manchego municipality or the neighborhood of the Andalusian municipality of Málaga.
Unagi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鰻 (Unagi) meaning "Unagi", a division in the area of Yamagawanarikawa in the city of Ibusuki in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.
Sherring English
Patronymic variant of the given name Sherwin.
Muriel Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from the given name Muriel
Bascöurt French
The Bascourt or Bascur surname is from France, from that place dates the beginning of the surname, however the French of previous centuries had no records of that surname. ... [more]
Cucolo Italian, Austrian, Judeo-Italian
Used in Austria, and in southern regions of Italy.
Friseur German
From German meaning "barber, hairdresser".
Ó hÉalaighthe Irish
It means "descendant of Éaladhach".
Rasel Bengali
From the given name Rasul.
Allen English
Possibly derived from the feminine given name Aline, a medieval diminutive of Adeline.
Lumbangaol Batak
From Batak lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and gaol meaning "banana".
Vane English
Possible variant of Fane.
Palme Swedish
The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s... [more]
Heintz German
Variant of Heinz.
Sakurami Japanese
rom Japanese 桜 or 櫻 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 見 (mi) meaning "to see, appearance, look, view" or 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, seed, reality, truth, real".
Brancatello Italian (Rare)
Derived from the masculine given name Brancatello, which is a diminutive of the medieval Italian given name Brancazio, itself ultimately derived from the late Latin given name Brancatius... [more]
Lasby English (Hellenized, Rare), French (Quebec)
Likely derived from a place in England. Associated with the Old English terms "laes" and "by", meaning pasture or village. Now rare in England, most people with this surname are American or Canadian, and are descended from a group of French Canadian furtrappers.
Kamprad German, Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the German surname Kamprath meaning ”cogwheel (in a mill)”. A notable bearer is Ingvar Kamprad (1926-2018), a Swedish business magnate and the founder of IKEA... [more]
Sõrmus Estonian
Sõrmus is an Estonian surname meaning "ring" or "annulet".
Ximenes Portuguese
Portuguese form of Jiménez.
Mathew Indian (Christian)
Named based of off a Biblical character named St. Matthew. The way the name is pronounced as a first name in the native language is different. However, the last name "Mathew" is pronounced the same.
Krivov Russian
From krivoi, meaning "crooked".
Adley English
variant of Hadley
Juniper English
From the tree name juniper which comes from Latin iūniperus meaning "juniper-tree". This surnames denotes someone who lived near junipers.
Samaranayaka Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සමරනායක (see Samaranayake).
Red'ko Ukrainian, Russian
From Ukrainian and Russian редька (red'ka), meaning "radish".
Clein German
Variant of Klein.
Schiffmann German
Occupational derived from the elements schiff "ship" and mann "man" meaning "shipman, German cognate of Shipman.
Mohammadian Persian
From the given name Mohammad.
Võigemast Estonian
Võigemast is an Estonian surname meaning "ghastly/horrid structure".
Redgate English
Habitational name from any of several places called Redgate such as Redgate in Uppingham (Rutland) recorded as le Redegate in 1290... [more]
Tuulinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish tuuli meaning "wind".
Keheley Irish (Anglicized)
americanized version of an irish clan name
Van Gestel Dutch
Means "from Gestel" in Dutch, a settlement in North Brabant, Netherlands derived from either gestel "height between two river valleys" or gestel "guest house, inn" (compare Gastel).
Kaunisvesi Finnish
Means "beautiful water", deriving from the Finnish elements kaunis ("possessing charm and attractiveness") and vesi ("water").
Harward English
Derived from the given name Hereward.
Largaespada Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Combination of Spanish larga, the feminine form of the adjective largo meaning "long," and espada meaning "sword." It is mostly used in Nicaragua.
Jost Dutch, German
Derived from the given name Jodocus or Justus.
Totoki Japanese
From Japanese 十 (to) meaning "ten" and 時 (toki) meaning "time".
Mane Indian, Marathi
Drived from Sanskrit मान (mana) meaning "respect, honour" or मान्य (manya) meaning "respected, venerable".
Meiklejohn Scottish
A Scottish distinguishing name for identifying the larger or eldest (Older Scots meikle "large") or elder of two men called John. (See also Mickle).
Lhomme French
From the name of the commune of Lhomme, located in the Sarthe department in northwestern France.
Kurth German
From the given name Kurt
Eenlo Estonian
Eenlo is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "eend" meaning "protrusion", "overhang" and "jetty".
Sibul Estonian
Sibul is an Estonian surname meaning both "onion" and "bulb".
Muyama Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Rokuyama.
Þórasson Icelandic
Matronymic, used exclusively by men. Means "son of Þóra".
Aguerre Basque (Gallicized)
Parisianized form of Agerre.
Pecchia Italian
Means "bee" in Italian, probably a nickname for a hard-working or industrious person.
Holmez هولماز Kurdish
Name of Kurdish, kurmanji origin used in northern syria. Surname of an old family
Bohdanovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Bohdan". Also masculine patronymic in Ukrainian (unisex surname).
Hsin Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Xin chiefly used in Taiwan.
Jaffe Hebrew
From the given name Jaffe.
Tortorici Italian
Habitational name from Tortorici in Messina.
Kumanomidō Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 熊野 (Kumano), a name of a shrine that was somewhere in the former Japanese province of Kii in parts of present-day Wakayama and Mie in Japan, 御 (o), a honorific indicator, and 堂 () meaning "temple, shrine, hall", referring to a hall in Kumano Shrine.... [more]
Zahner German
Name given to people who lived in Zahna, near Wittenberg.
Wijayasekara Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and शेखर (shekhara) meaning "crest, peak, top".
Saarela Estonian
Saarela is an Estonian surname meaning "island area".
Rogaczewski Medieval Polish
Meaning (Polish): "son of he with antlers" Meaning (Serbian): "son of the Devil"
Cembrola Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Italian cembro "stone pine, cembrum pine".
Jeanne French
From the feminine given name Jeanne.
Maruya Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Cilliërs Afrikaans
Brought to South Africa by settlers of French decent some time in the past 300 years. Sometimes also a given name for boys.
Janovič Belarusian
Means "son of Jan 1".
Marchant French, English, Spanish
Variant of Marchand, from French marchand meaning "merchant, mercantile". Though it is of French origin, it was transferred into the Spanish-speaking world, especially Chile, by French invasion of the Iberian Peninsula.
Déodat French
From the given name Déodat.
Shinami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Lyashenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian лях (lyakh), a derogatory word meaning "Pole, Polish person".
Mohale Southern African
A Sesotho given and surname using the prefix: "mo-", a common noun class prefix in Bantu languages, typically denoting a person or agent, and "-hale" which together translates to "hero" or "brave one".
Pulido Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)
Thought to have come through Cuba and Puerto Rico from Burgos, the capital of Castile in northern Spain in the 16th century. The name likely originated there in the 11th century. It means neat, polished, and clean.
Luud Estonian
Luud is an Estonian surname meaning "brush" and "broom".
Yen Chinese
Alternate transcription of Chinese 严 (see Yan).
Bomengen English (American), Norwegian (Rare)
Name created from during immigration from Norway to the United States in either the late 19th or early 20th century meaning, "The farm with the big gate."
Inoko Japanese
Ino means "boar" and ko means "child, first of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".
De La Vega Spanish
Means "of the meadow" in Spanish.
Ersoy Turkish
From Turkish er meaning "man, male, soldier" and soy meaning "ancestry, descent".
Morioka Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Pavek Czech (Americanized)
Americanized spelling of Pávek.
Bacchus English
(i) Variant of Backus (meaning "one who lives in or works in a bakery", from Old English bǣchūs "bakehouse, bakery"), the spelling influenced by Bacchus (name of the Greek and Roman god of wine).... [more]
Kareem Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Karim.
Bouwhuis Dutch
From Middle Dutch bouhuus "farm, farmstead"; compare Bouwman.
Rachels English
This surname is derived from the given name Rachel.
Plumer German, English, Dutch
North German (Plümer) and English: variant of Plum, the suffix -er denoting habitation or occupation. Altered form of South German Pflümer, an occupational name for a grower or seller of plums, from an agent derivative of Middle High German pflume ‘plum’... [more]
Chea Chinese
Variant of Xie.
Chaban Ukrainian
Means "sheep herder".
Guirguis Ancient Egyptian, Coptic
The surname Guirguis is of Egyptian and Coptic origin, primarily associated with Christian families from Egypt. It is a transliteration of the Coptic name Girgis (Γεώργιος), which is derived from the Greek name George (Γεώργιος), meaning "farmer" or "earthworker."
Izzard English
Derived from the feminine given name Iseut.
Wiesenthal Jewish
Ornamental name from German Wiese "meadow" + Tal "valley".
Shishkin Russian
From Russian шишка (shishka) meaning "cone, pinecone".
Gebbia Italian
From Sicilian gebbia "irrigation cistern", itself from Arabic جُبّ‎ (jubb) "cistern, well".
Krajewski Polish (Rare)
Habitational name taken from places in Poland named with Polish kraj "border area".
Satoya Japanese
From Japanese 里 (sato) meaning "village" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Muroya Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".
Palin English
(i) "person from Palling", Norfolk ("settlement of Pælli's people") or "person from Poling", Sussex ("settlement of Pāl's people"); (ii) from the Welsh name ap Heilyn "son of Heilyn", a personal name perhaps meaning "one who serves at table"
Belkalem Arabic (Maghrebi)
This is the surname of Essaïd Belkalem (1989-), an Algerian footballer.
Markovych Ukrainian
Means "son of Marko".
You Chinese
From Chinese 尤 (yóu) meaning "especially, particularly".
Morningstar English, Jewish
English transcription of Morgenstern.
Van Heutsz Dutch (Archaic)
A bearer of this name is J.B. van Heutsz, also known as the Pacificator of Aceh, former governor general of the Dutch East Indies.
Hajjar Arabic
Means "stonemason" from Arabic حَجَر (ḥajar) "stone, weight".
Petruškevičiūtė Lithuanian
Feminine form of Petruškevičius. Used by an unmarried woman.
Khabibullin Tatar, Bashkir
From the given name Habibullah.
Balitiu Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Sozio Italian
Archaic Italian form of socio meaning "companion, partner, ally".
Hooft Dutch
Means "head" in Middle Dutch.
Kitaura Japanese
Kita means "north" and ura means "bay, seacoast".
Iwański Polish
Name for someone from a place called Iwanie (now Iwonie), derived from the given name Iwan.
Mathíassdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Mathías" in Icelandic.
Sajid Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Sajid.
Oderasak Yoruba (Rare)
It is Yoruba mispronunciation of the the name Oscar. It was a middle name that became a last name.
Kuriyama Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Ganji Indian
Derived from the Sanskrit word “ganja”, which means “cotton”.
Kashiwaeda Japanese
柏 (Kashiwa) means "Japanese emperor oak" and 枝 (eda) means "bough, twig, branch".
Freyer German
Variant of Freier.
Aquinas Italian
Aquinas indicates ancestral origins from the Italian county "Aquino." Aquino comes from the latin word "Aquinum" which itself probably comes from the latin word aqua. Aqua means water in English.
Etemad Persian
From the given name Etemad.
Ehsanpour Persian
Means "son of Ehsan".
Tressillian English
Derived from a Cornish place name meaning "Sulyen's farmstead" (see Sulien).
Codreanu Romanian, Moldovan
A common surname in Romania and Moldova.... [more]
Voogdes Old Dutch
Occupational name and feminine title from Old Dutch meaning Lord Protector or Governor. Derived from Latin advocatus. Dutch masculine variant Voogd, German variant Vogt, Polish variant Wójt, Swedish variant Fogde... [more]
Çağlar Turkish
From the given name Çağlar.
Minervino Italian
a habitational name from either of two places, Minervino di Lecce or Minervino Murge, in the provinces of Lecce and Bari, which take their names from ancient temples dedicated to the Roman goddess Minerva.
Abbys English
Variant of Abbs.
Nishimoto Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Başak Turkish
Means "ear of grain, spike" in Turkish.
Lebesgue French
Means "the stammerer" in French, denoting a person with a stammer, from Old French beguer "stuttering, stammering", from Middle Dutch beggen “to chat”.
Ponce Spanish, English
The Ponce name was carried into England after the migration from Normandy following the Norman Conquest of 1066.'Ponce' is derived from 'Ponsoby',a place in Cumberland, where the family settled. The Ponce motto is 'Pro rege, lege grege' meaning "For the King, law, and people"