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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Copenhagen Jewish
From the name of the capital city of Denmark.
Kevat Indian
From Sanskrit केवट (kevaṭ) meaning "boatman". This is used by the Kevat caste who traditionally specialized in rowing boats.
Bois French, French (Quebec)
Derived from French bois "wood, forest", this name used to denote someone who lived near a forest.
Arafa Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly from Arabic عَرَفَ (ʿarafa) meaning “to know”.
Sinnott English, Irish
From the medieval personal name Sinod (from Old English Sigenōth, literally "victory-brave").... [more]
Giustino Italian
From the given name Giustino
Nørskov Danish
Means "northern forest" from the Danish nord "north" and skov "forest".
Shade English
From Old English sceadu "shadow, wraith", possibly a nickname for a very thin man.
Lundholm Swedish
Combination of Swedish lund "grove" and holm "islet".
Mabry English, Irish
Variant spelling of Mayberry.
Tanase Japanese
From 棚 (tana) meaning "shelf", 種 (tana) meaning "seed", 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation, status", or 多 (ta) meaning "many, various" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what", that is then combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current, ripple, torrent"
Güven Turkish
Means "trust, confidence" in Turkish, perhaps designating a trustworthy person or one who trusts in others readily.
Messam English (British)
originates from a place called Measham in the county of Leicestershire. The placename is first recorded in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, as Messeham, and in the Pipe Rolls of the county of 1182 as Meisham... [more]
Abbys English
Variant of Abbs.
Reuss German
Occupational name for a cobbler, from Middle High German riuze.
Lotsij Dutch
Apparently a Dutchified form of the Polish surname Illotzki.
Huitzil Aztec, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl uitsitsillin meaning "hummingbird".
Seville Spanish, English
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain. Synonyms: Sevilla Example of: city, metropolis, urban center. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts... [more]
Bunce Norman
Meaning "good" person in old french. Also means "bain"(exeptionaly tall) in old english
Asaka Japanese
From the Japanese 淺 or 浅 (asa) "superficial" and 香 (ka) "odour," "smell," 加 (ka) "increase," "step-up" or 賀 (ka) "congratulation."
Segadães Portuguese
Derived from several places named Segadães in Portugal.
Gaither English
Occupational name for a goatherd, derived from Middle English gaytere literally meaning "goatherd".
Mendola Italian
topographic name for someone who lived by an almond tree or trees or a habitational name from any of the places called with the dialect term amendola mendula "almond almond tree" (see Amendola ). Compare Lamendola.
Paskhaev Chechen (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Nasser Arabic
From the given name Nasir.
Pook English
Pooke was the original version... [more]
Keopanya Lao
From Lao ແກ້ວ (keo) meaning "gem, jewel" and ປັນຍາ (panya) meaning "wisdom, intelligence, reason".
Valderrama Spanish
Habitational name from any of the places named Valderrama, as for example in Burgos province.
Qader Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Qadir.
Mustkivi Estonian
Mustkivi is an Estonian surname meaning "black stone".
Galbusera Italian
From Latin gallicus albus agger, "white Gallic Field".
Levob French
The family name Levob is believed to be from Lorraine, an ancient province of the East of France. Some of the variations are Lavoye, Lavois, Lavoi, Levoi, Levoie, Levoy, Levois, Levot, Lavot to distinguish but a few.
Malaga Samoan
From Samoan meaning "travel".
Jaegal Korean
Korean form of Zhuge, from Sino-Korean 諸葛
Güler Turkish
Means "laughing, smiling" in Turkish.
Andronikashvili Georgian
Means "son of Andronikos". This was the name of a Georgian family of nobility that claimed descent from Andronikos I, the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1183-1185.
Wendt German, Danish
Ethnic name for a Wend, Middle High German wind(e). The Wends (also known as Sorbians) once occupied a large area of northeastern Germany (extending as far west as Lüneburg, with an area called Wendland), and many German place names and surnames are of Wendish origin... [more]
Chaiyasing Thai
From Thai ไชย (chai) meaning "victory" and สิงห์ (sing) meaning "lion".
Blyznyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian близнюк (blyznyuk), meaning "twin".
Mudaliar Tamil
"Mudaliar" is a combination of a Tamil word "Mudali" which means "First" and "yar" which is an honorific suffix. So the surname means "First People" or "Elite People" in Tamil.
Bo Burmese
From a title for a military officer or someone who distinguished themselves in the struggle for independence of Burma.
Bracamontes Spanish, South American
Probably a habitational name from the French town of Bracquemont near Dieppe.
Hore English
Variant of Hoare.
Thomsen English
A variant of Thompson, meaning "Son of Thomas".
Augsburger German
habitational name for someone from the city of Augsburg in Bavaria named as the city (burg) of the Roman Emperor Augustus in whose reign it was founded.
Mosquera Spanish, Catalan, Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish topographic name for someone who lived in a place that was infested with flies or mosquitos from a derivative of mosca "fly" (from Latin musca)... [more]
Buonaparte Italian (Rare)
Derived from the medieval given name Buonaparte.
Zaragoza Spanish, Aragonese
Habitational name from the province of Zaragoza in Aragon, from a Mozarabic form of Latin Caesaraugusta, named after Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus.
Sugarol Filipino, Cebuano
Means "gambler" in Cebuano.
Bertagni Italian
Bertagni has a lineage in Genoa and one in Lucca. Possibly derives from Gothic, Lombard and Germanic names containing the root germanica bertha (bright) or the celtic bert (bearer).
Kile Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from any of thirteen farmsteads named Kile from, ultimately derived from Old Norse kíll "wedge" and, by extension, "narrow bay inlet".
Schops German
Means "scoop maker"
Kureshi Indian (Muslim)
Indian variant of Qureshi.
Maserati Italian
Most notably the Italian luxury car manufacturer Maserati, founded in Bologna, Italy all the way back in December 1914.
Van Putten Dutch
Means "from Putten" in Dutch, a toponym derived from Old Dutch putti "well (water)".
Newhouse English
Either a habitational name for someone who lived at a "new house" (from Middle English niwe "new" and hus "new house") or a habitational name from any of various minor places so called especially perhaps Newhouses in Horton Yorkshire near the border with Lancashire... [more]
Ansar Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Ansar.
Inyaku Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 印鑰 (see In'yaku).
Bliss Medieval English, Medieval English (Anglicized)
Originally a nickname for a cheerful person, derived from the Old English blisse, meaning "gladness" or "joy." Another origin of the surname is habitional, coming from from the village of Blay in Calvados (modern-day Normandy), spelled as Bleis in 1077, or from the village of Stoke Bliss in Worcestershire, first known as Stoke de Blez, named after the Norman family de Blez.... [more]
Fluellen Welsh
Anglicized form of Welsh Llewellyn.
Larusso Italian
Derived from the Italian word "Rosso," which comes from the Latin words "Rubius and Rossius," which mean "red." As a surname, larusso was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a reddish complexion.
Võsu Estonian
Võsu is an Estonian surname meaning "sapling".
Ó Ceanndubháin Irish
Means "descendant of Ceanndubhán"
Al Masri Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic المصري (see Al-masri).
Pigue French
French family last name may have been changed from the original French
Stoklasa Czech
Means "rye brome" in Czech.... [more]
Prophète French, Haitian Creole
Originally a nickname (possibly ironic) from French prophète "prophet", making it a cognate of Profeta.
Cotter Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Oitir meaning "son of Oitir", a given name borrowed from Old Norse Óttarr, composed of the elements ótti "fear, dread" and herr "army, warrior".
Gorgonio Greek
Stemms from the word γόργων (górgon) which means "like a gorgon".
Ndreu Albanian
From the given name Ndreu.
Woltering German, Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Wolter.
Stapleton English
Habitational surname from any of various places in England.
Lieshout Dutch
Originally indicated a person from the village of Lieshout in the province of North-Brabant, Netherlands. It is possibly derived from either Dutch lies meaning "great manna grass" (a grasslike plant that grows near riverbanks and ponds) or Middle Dutch lese meaning "track, furrow", combined with hout meaning "forest".
Aly Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Ali 1.
Secondo Italian
From the given name Secondo
Mannheim German, Jewish
Variant of Manheim. A habitational name from the city of Mannheim in southwestern Germany.
Grishin Russian
From the given name Grisha.
Jusufi Albanian, Macedonian
Derived from the given name Jusuf.
Stent English (Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse name Steinn meaning "stone". Recorded in several forms including Stein, Steen, Stone and Ston, this surname is english. It is perhaps not surprisingly one of the first recorded surnames anywhere in the world.... [more]
Hirayama Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Burmeister German
North German: status name for the mayor or chief magistrate of a town, from Middle Low German bur ‘inhabitant, dweller’, ‘neighbor’, ‘peasant’, ‘citizen’ + mester ‘master’.
Samer Arabic
From the given name Samer.
Sunder English
From Sanskrit sundara‘beautiful’. This is only a given name in India, but has come to be used as a family name in the U.S.
Irikura Japanese
Iri means "entry, input" and kura means "have, possess, storehouse, warehouse".
Inazuma Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 稲妻 which means "(flash of) lightning" (from 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant" and 妻 (sai, tsuma) meaning "spouse, wife").... [more]
Gutnik Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Yiddish surname meaning "glassworker" from Yiddish hute meaning "glassworks".
Shichihou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).
Taghlyan Armenian
From Turkish dağlı meaning "mountaineer, highlander" or "rude, uneducated".
Embry English
Variant of Emery, or a name for someone from Emborough or any of the places called Hembry.... [more]
General German
nickname for a mercenary (employed in royal services).
Hemingway English
Habitational name probably from an unidentified place in West Yorkshire, derived from the Old English given name Hemma combined with weg "way, road, path"... [more]
De Las Nieves Spanish
Means "of the snows" in Spanish.
Sævarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Sævar" in Icelandic.
Dermatis Greek
The surname is derived from the Greek word for skin: derma (δέρμα).
Douchi Japanese
Possibly from 戸 (do) meaning "door" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Mangiaracina Italian
The Sicilian name for salpa, a kind of fish, from mangia "to eat" and racina "grapes".
Baraga Slovene
A Slovene surname of unknown origin. A notable bearer was Slovene-American Roman Catholic bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868), who was the bishop of Marquette, a town in Upper Michigan, USA. There is also a village in Upper Michigan named Baraga, which was named after the bishop.
Yasumizu Japanese
From 安 (yasu) meaning "calm, peaceful, low, inexpensive" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Bellaria Italian
From the place name Bellaria, in Milan, Veneto, Piedmont and Sicily, these homonyms widespread throughout Italy.
Fergani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the name of the village of Ifergan in Morocco, derived from Tamazight afrag meaning "enclosed place, cloister".
Hirundo Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
From Latin hirundo, meaning "swallow".
Hamadache Berber, Northern African
Kabyle surname derived from the Arabic given name Hamada.
Rochelle French, English
habitational name from La Rochelle the name of several places in various parts of France especially that in Manche from a diminutive of Old French roche "rock cliff promontory"... [more]
Petkov Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means “son of Petko” in Bulgarian and Macedonian.
Balasubramanian Tamil
A Hindu name from Sanskrit bālasubrahmạnya ‘child Subrahmanya’ (from bāla ‘child’ + subrahmạnya ‘dear to Brahmans’, an epithet of the god Kartikeya, son of the god Shiva) + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n... [more]
Myatt English
From the medieval personal name Myat, literally "little Mihel", an Anglo-Norman variant of Michael.
Italici Italian
Meaning "Italics", in Italian.
Piccioni Italian
From Italian piccione, "pigeon".
Põldur Estonian
Põldur is an Estonian surname meaning "farmer".
Tarasova Russian
Feminine form of Tarasov.
Sturgeon English
From the word "sturgeon" from the Old French esturgeon "sturgeon". A nickname for someone who closely resembled the eponymous fish.
Pankov Russian, Uzbek
Means "son of Panko".
Seng Khmer
Means "multiply" in Khmer.
Jakov Croatian
Derived from the name Jakov.
Takai Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "expensive" and 井 (i) "well."
Monteith Scottish
From the name of the district of Menteith in south Perthshire, Scotland, derived from Gaelic monadh meaning "hill pasture" combined with the Scottish river name Teith. A famous bearer was the Canadian actor and musician Cory Monteith (1982-2013), who played Finn Hudson on the American television series Glee (2009-2015).
Tüfekçi Turkish
Means "gunsmith" in Turkish.
Wijedasa Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Sumanarathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සුමනරත්න (see Sumanaratne).
Javaheri Persian
Occupational name for a jeweller from Persian جواهر (javaher) meaning "jewel".
Fomicheva Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Фомичёва, Фомичева (see Fomichyova).
Metin Turkish
From the given name Metin.
Mätlik Estonian
Mätlik is an Estonian surname meaning "tufted".
Landers English, Irish
From Norman French de Londres meaning "of London".
Francomagaro Italian
I believe the first element is Franco, just don't know what the other element is.
Hjelte Swedish
From Swedish hjälte "hero".
Ralph English
From a Middle English personal name composed of Germanic rad "counsel, advice" and wolf "wolf". This was first introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form Ráðulfr, and was reinforced after the Conquest by the Norman form Ra(d)ulf... [more]
Prorok Polish
The meaning of prorok is prophet. It was the maiden name of my maternal grandmother. It is not a common name. Her family was from the southeastern part of Poland.
Mankiewicz Polish, Jewish
From the given name Maniek, a diminutive of Marian 2 or sometimes Mariusz, or Mańka, a diminutive of Emanuel... [more]
Shuster English
Variant of German Schuster or Slovenian Šuster, both meaning "shoemaker".
Cram English
From the the Scottish place name Crambeth (now Crombie), a village and ancient parish in Torryburn, Fife.
Ogg Scottish
Anglicized form of a nickname from the Gaelic adjective óg meaning "young", used to distinguish the junior of two bearers of the same personal name.
Ikesugi Japanese
池 (Ike) means "pond, pool" and 杉 (sugi) means "cedar".
Yiğitoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Yiğit".
Thilakaratne Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka) meaning "mark, dot, ornament" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Orczy Hungarian
Was the surname of a family of Hungarian nobility (including Baroness Emmuska Orczy, author of *The Scarlet Pimpernel*) originating from the village Orczi (now called Orci).
Dison English
Son of Di
Segoviano Spanish
One who came from Segovia, a region from Spain.
Pathrose Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Derived from a variant of the given name Peter (chiefly used by Malayalam Christians).
Ajaz Urdu
From the given name Ajaz.
Cleave English
From an English topographical name meaning "cliff".
Leijon Swedish
Variant of Lejon.
Holliday Scottish
An ancient Scottish name that was first used by the Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. It is a name for someone who lived near the mountain called Holy Day in the country of Annandale.
Palushi Albanian
Derived from the given name Palush.
Applegarth English, Scottish
Topographic or habitational name from Middle English applegarth meaning "apple orchard", from Old Norse apaldr "apple tree" and garðr "enclosure, yard".
Traum English, German
From Middle High German troum meaning "dream".
Kanakakhukun Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Luquette French (Quebec)
Canadian spelling of French Luquet, derived from a pet form of the given name Luc. It is also a variant of French Loquet, a metonymic occupational name for a locksmith.
Toshimori Japanese
It could be from Japanese 敏 (toshi) meaning "smart; clever" 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Šnajdr Czech
Czech form of Schneider.
Witzig German
German: nickname from Middle High German witzic ‘clever’, ‘prudent’, ‘knowing’.
Huck German, Dutch
Pet form of the given name Hugo.
Coady Irish
Coady or Cody originated in the Southern Counties of Ireland. The Norman family Odo le Ercedekne acquired land in Kilkenny, Ireland in early 1300's. In medieval records it was spelled Lerceddkne and then Archdeken and then Archdeacon... [more]
De Praetere Flemish
Means "the prattler", from or related to Middle Dutch praten "to chatter" (c. 1400), from a Proto-Germanic imitative root.
Nakauchi Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship, relations" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside."
Goonetileke Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ගුණතිලක (see Gunathilaka).
Munua Medieval Spanish (Latinized, Archaic)
Its meaning is Son of Muno.
Wurzburger Jewish
"The Wurzburger surname is derived from the German city of Wurzburg, Bavaria, where Jews first settled in the 11th century. The German and Yiddish ending -er means 'of', 'from'." - from https://forebears.io/surnames/wurzburger
Lapo Italian
From the given name Lapo.
O'Kett Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Haicéid.
Áolāshì Mongolian
A Daur surname.
Kargar Persian
Means "worker, labourer" in Persian.
Bethencourt French, English, Portuguese (Rare)
Bettencourt and Bethencourt are originally place-names in Northern France. The place-name element -court (courtyard, courtyard of a farm, farm) is typical of the French provinces, where the Frankish settlements formed an important part of the local population... [more]
Flamenco Spanish (Latin American)
From the name of the art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain.
Pescador Spanish
Means "fisherman, fisher" in Spanish.
Kenney English
Variant of Kenny
Wijerathne Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේරත්න (see Wijeratne).
Wolfhard German
From the given name Wolfhard.
Ariganello Italian
This surname is concentrated in the southern Italian region Calabria.
Sourn Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សួន (see Soun).
Albin Romansh
Derived from the given name Albin.
Yehezkel Jewish
From the given name Yehezkel.
Rexford American
American form of German 'Rexforth' thought to mean "kings crossing".
D'Addario Italian
From the given name Addario.
Telger Low German
Derivative of Telge, a topographic name denoting an enclosed tree nursery.
Chardin French
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Norman origin.
Soysa Sinhalese
Sinhala form of Sousa.
Pravdo Russian
Alt spelling of Russian newspaper Pravda
Kirsimäe Estonian
Kirsimäe is an Estonian surname meaning "cherry hill".
Girling English
From a medieval nickname applied to a brave man (or, with heavy irony, to a cowardly one), from Old French cuer de lion "lion heart".
Toulouse French, French (African)
Derived from the name of the city of Toulouse.