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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Mizuyama Japanese
Mizu means "water" and yama means "hill, mountain".
Xəlilzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Khalilzadeh.
Gentilis Italian (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gentili. The Italian-born Oxford professor and jurist Alberico Gentili (1552-1608) was known as Albericus Gentilis in Latin.
Soldner German
German surname meaning mercenary. German spelling has umlaut over the O, but American spelling is Soldner or Soeldner.
Marfil Spanish
Means "ivory" in Spanish (ultimately of Arabic origin).
Kekke Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結解 (kekke), a variant reading of 結解 (ketsuge) meaning "klesha to nirvana".
Zucchino Italian
Derived from zucchino meaning "zucchini, courgette" (Cucurbita pepo). It is also related to those surnames derived from zucca meaning "pumpkin" and to those derived from zuccone meaning "dumb, stubborn".
Yott German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Jott, a (now very rare) variant of Gott.
Kōka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅花 (kōka) meaning "red- or crimson-colored flower", referring to an occupation that involves flowers and rouge powder.
Five Popular Culture
It's fictional surname of Jimmy Five from Monica's Gang
Oviedo Spanish, Asturian
Derived from spanish "oveja" meaning sheep.
Ceretti Italian (Tuscan), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
The surname Cerri is derived from the Italian word cerro, which means bitter or Turkey oak. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di", which signifies emigration from one place to another.... [more]
Laveau French (Cajun)
A Cajun surname meaning "the calf".
Burtram English (American)
American form of the German surname Bertram.
Lichevsky Russian
Russian form of Liszewski.
Moodie Scottish
The history of the name Moodie originates from the time of the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Brittain.... [more]
Munagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鰻 (see Unagi).
Vadén Swedish
Combination of Swedish place name element vad which in most cases mean "ford, place for wading", and the common surname suffix -én.
Shigematsu Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".
Markianov Russian
Russian form of Markiyanov.
Czyżyk Polish
Means "siskin (bird)" in Polish.
Holmez هولماز Kurdish
Name of Kurdish, kurmanji origin used in northern syria. Surname of an old family
Clerk English
Variant spelling of Clark.
Balaod Visayan
Literally "law" in Cebuano
Lombard French, English, South African
French and English cognate of Lombardi, or derived from the given name Lambert. A famous bearer of this name was the American actress Carole Lombard (1908-1942), born Jane Alice Peters.
Brubaker American
American form of Brubacher
Fresco Italian
From a shortened form of the name Francesco.
Donders Dutch
From Dutch donder meaning "thunder", a nickname for someone loud or boisterous.
Weerawansha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala වීරවංශ (see Weerawansa).
Hanamori Japanese
Hana means "flower, blossom" and mori means "forest".
Knaus German
Comes from Middle High German knuz ‘proud’, ‘arrogant’, ‘daring’, hence a nickname for a haughty person. In Württemberg knaus (and in Switzerland knus) also meant ‘gnarl’, hence a nickname for a short, fat, gnarled person; topographic name for someone living on a hillock, from knaus ‘hillock’ in the Swabian and Alemannic dialects of German
Carreira Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician cognate of Carrera.
Saikia Indian, Assamese
From a military title used during the Ahom Kingdom that indicated an official who commanded 100 soldiers. The title itself is derived from Assamese শ (xo) meaning "hundred".
Korjus Estonian
Korjus is an Estonian surname meaning "carrion".
Razaq Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Razzaq.
Saxena Indian, Hindi
Traditionally believed to be derived from Sanskrit सखिसेना (sakhisena) meaning "friend of the army", from सखा (sakha) meaning "friend, companion" and सेना (sena) meaning "army"... [more]
Nenninger German
Habitational name for someone from Nenningen in Württemberg.
Rennison English
Patronymic surname meaning "son of Renard". Derived as a shortened form of Reynoldson from the Old French personal name Renart with the -son suffix... [more]
Kreisel German, Jewish
Jewish family name and originally a nickname for an active or disorganized person, derived from German kreisel meaning "spinning top, top", ultimately from kreis "circle". Alternatively, it could've be used as a nickname for a person with curly hair in the context of "spiral" or "curl".
Amirpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian امیرپور (see Amirpour).
Tomisawa Japanese
Tomi means "wealth, abundance" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Pinson Jewish, Russian
Derived from Spanish "pinzon", meaning "finch".
Saaremaa Estonian
Toponymic surname from an island in the West Estonian archipelago, derived from saar "island" and maa "land, earth".
Javadzadeh Persian
Means "born of Javad".
Qursawi Tatar
Derived from the Arabic word قرصة (qursa) meaning "pinch".
Nyoo Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Yang via Dutch
Kuş Turkish
Means "bird" in Turkish.
Altavilla Italian
Calque of French Hauteville.
Homan Dutch
From Old Dutch hovitman "leader, head man, chief". Alternatively, the Dutch form of Hoffmann.
Clayberg English
Meaning is unknown, but it most likely means "clay mountain", from surnames Clay "clay" and Berg "mountain".
Zubayraev Chechen
Means "son of Zubaira".
Deveaux French, Bahamian Creole
Means "of the valleys", derived from French val "valley".
Da Paz Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "of Peace" in Portuguese.
Metwally Arabic (Egyptian)
From Arabic متولي (mutawalli) meaning "responsible, entrusted with, charged with", ultimately from the word تَوَلَّى (tawalla) meaning "to take charge of, to take control of".
Ĉaristo Esperanto
Occupational name for a charioteer, from ĉaro, meaning "a chariot, wagon, or cart", and -isto, a suffix used for professions.
Suri Punjabi, Hindi, Indian (Sikh)
Based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, from Sanskrit suri "sun", ‘priest’, ‘sage’. It is also an epithet of Krishna.
Nieuwman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Neumann.
Mergler German
Means "marl" from German mergel. It either denoted someone who lived by a marl pit or someone who sold marl.
Shoumi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Drage English, Norwegian
English:... [more]
Lock English, Dutch, German
Habitational name from any of various places derived from Old English loca meaning "(locked) enclosure, stronghold".
Charteris Scottish
The family is said to have originated in the French town of Chartres.
Magaña Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality.
Salmanov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Salman".
Brandhorst German, Dutch
Possibly derived from brant "fire, torch, sword" and horst "thicket, grove, heap, elevated land" or "nest of a bird of prey, eyrie".
Maul German, Danish
From Middle High German meaning "mouth, jaw". Possibly a nickname for someone with a deformed mouth or jaw.
Gün Turkish
Means "sun, day" in Turkish.
Bouhired Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Djamila Bouhired (1935-), an Algerian militant and nationalist who opposed the French rule over Algeria.
Panyk Ukrainian
From the title пан (pan), to show a respected male (similar to "mister"). Extremely rare surname with 61 bearers in Ukraine (2013 data).
Glass Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of the epithet glas "gray, green, blue" or any of various Gaelic surnames derived from it.
Blumreisinger German (Anglicized)
Meaning "flower raiser". See also Blum.
Agishchev Russian
Variant of Ageyev, also possibly derived from given name Agapiy (Агапий) or Agafon (Агафон)
Steffes Dutch, German
A patronymic from a shortened form of the personal name Steffen.
Dinger English
Means "one who rings the bell," which is most likely a butler
Takamura Japanese
Taka means "high, expensive, tall" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Guntersen Norwegian
Means "son of Gunter".
Døskeland Norwegian
A surname originating from south-western Norway. The Døskeland farm in Sande, Gaular is the most notable place name. An older pronunciation, Dysjeland, has also been suggested by the Norwegian archaeologist Oluf Rygh... [more]
Crema Italian
From the name of a city in Lombardy, Italy, derived from Lombardic (an Old Germanic language) krem "small hill".
Jeremias Jewish, Spanish
Derived from the Hebrew given name Jeremiah
Silang Tagalog
Means "mountain pass, trail" in Tagalog.
Pessegueiro Portuguese
Means "peach tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin persicum. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with peach trees.
Ogami Japanese
This surname is used as 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神, 男神 with 拝 (hai, oga.mu, oroga.mu) meaning "adore, pray to, worship," 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "end, tail," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up" and 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "gods, mind, soul."
N’dri Western African (Rare)
The meaning behind N’Dri is “ Nearby the river “
Jablanović Croatian
Derived from jablan meaning ''poplar''.
Paixão Portuguese
Means "passion" in Portuguese, a reference to the Passion, the final period before the death of Jesus commemorated during Holy Week. It was originally used as a nickname for someone born on that day or for someone who had completed a pilgrimage on that day.
Krahe German, Spanish
From the German word Krähe, meaning "crow".... [more]
Melchor Spanish
Derived from the given name Melchor.
Duru Turkish
Duru means 'clean, limpid' in Turkish.
Ivanchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Ivan.
Gzheskovyak Polish (Ukrainianized), Polish (Russified)
Russian and Ukrainian form of the Polish surname Grześkowiak.
Danilova Russian
Feminine form of Danilov.
Wrinn Irish (Anglicized)
From Irish Gaelic Ó Rinn "descendant of Rinn", a personal name perhaps based on reann "spear".
Grond Romansh
Variant of Grand.
Treichel German (Swiss)
Swiss German: from a word meaning ‘cow bell’, presumably a nickname for a cowherd or farmer, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cow bells.
Greenlee English
habitational name from any of various minor places, for example in Staffordshire, so named from Old English grene ‘green’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’.
Thianthong Thai
From Thai เทียน (thian) meaning "candle" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Strid Swedish
From the Swedish word stid meaning either "swift, rapid" or "battle, combat, fight".
Fayzullin Tatar, Bashkir
Derived from the given name Faizullah.
Mustanen Finnish
It derives from the Finnish word for the colour "black", musta.
Foubister Scottish
Habitational name for a village in Saint Andrew, from Old Norse fúll "foul, stinking" and bólstaðr "farmstead"
Bohol Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Habitational for someone from the province of Bohol in the Philippines. It is derived from bo-ol, a kind of tree that flourished on the island
Čelebić Bosnian, Montenegrin
Derived from the Turkish title çelebi meaning "gentleman".
Ipatiev Russian
Means "son of Ipatiy".
Yovanovich Serbian
Anglicised form of Jovanović.
Pulver Low German, French, English
I comes from the Latin verb meaning "to make powder." This name was given to either an alchemist or one who made gunpowder.
Parquier French
From an Old French word meaning "Keeper of the Park". Made from the element "Parc", meaning park, and the suffix "-ier", which indicates a profession. The surname Parker is a descendant.
Jalg Estonian
Jalg is an Estonian surname meaning "foot".
Gavezniansky Belarusian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "from the town of Gavezhno."
Ishikura Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" combined with 倉 (kura) or 蔵 (kura) storehouse."
Matthijs Dutch
From the given name Matthijs.
Thom Romansh
Derived from the given name Thomas.
Abajian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աբաջյան (see Abajyan).
Welle German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, Middle Low German welle.
Thalmann German, Jewish
Either a variant of Thälmann or a variant of Thal with an added suffix man.
Roubichou English
French surname that is probably an altered spelling of Robichon or Robicheaux, pet forms of Robert.
Tartaro Spanish
Ethnic name or regional name for someone who was from Tatarstan or who had traded with Tatarstan.
Ehala Estonian
Ehala is an Estonian surname meaning "sunset glow/twilight area".
Lukashvili Georgian
Means "son of Luka".
Neisingh Dutch
Derived from the given name Nies and the suffix -ing. Compare Niesen.
Tetta Italian
Means "boob, tit" in Italian.
Gutknecht German, German (Swiss)
Status name for a page of noble birth (Middle High German guot kneht).
Abdelqader Arabic
From the given name Abdelqader.
Helgeson English (American), Swedish (Rare)
Variant or anglicized form of Helgesson or Helgesen.
Nakaoka Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Ambong Filipino, Cebuano
Denotes a type of hut or shack used as storage for food harvest.
Nushishiro Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主代 (see Nushiro).
Macalino Pampangan
From Pampangan makalino meaning "to make clear, to make transparent".
Kore-eda Japanese (Rare)
Derived from the medieval given name Kore-Eda(是枝) means 'correct branch'. Hirokazu Kore-Eda is a famous movie director.
Malacad Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano malakad meaning "walkable (distance)".
Hay English, Scottish
Variant form of Hayes 1
Westhouse Dutch (Anglicized, ?), English
Possibly an Anglicized form of Westhuis. Alternatively, from a place named Westhouse.
Inthachack Lao
From Lao ອິນທະ (intha) referring to the Hindu god Indra combined with ຈັກ (chak) meaning "disk, circle, wheel, chakra".
Liserani Italian
A famous bearer is Italian-born American actor Gino Corrado Liserani (1893 - 1982), who went by Gino Corrado on film
Lõbus Estonian
Lõbus is an Estonian surname meaning "cheery", "pleasant" and "amusing".
Sulieman Arabic
Derived from the given name Sulayman.
Al-tamimi Arabic
Variant of Tamimi with the definite article ال (al).
Erlandsson Swedish
Means "son of Erland".
Ó Fógartaigh Irish
Means "descendant of Fógartach"
Khlevnyuk Ukrainian
Possibly a variant of Khlyvnyuk.
Bay Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Likely a reduced form of German Bayer.
Strynckx Flemish
Variant form of Dutch Streng "strong, rope, cord", a metonymic occupational name for a rope maker. Alternatively, it could be a nickname derived from streng "strict, severe, cruel".
Trettin German
Habitational name from a place so named in Brandenburg.
Ramezanian Persian
From the given name Ramezan.
Mcadam Scottish Gaelic, Scottish
Means "Son of Adam" in Gaelic.
La Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Luo, from Sino-Vietnamese 羅 (la).
Šramko Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Shramko.
Atley English
Variant of Atlee.... [more]
Durak Turkish
Means "stop, halt" in Turkish.
Lunashko Ukrainian, Russian
Derived from луна (luna), meaning "moon" in Russian.
Narch English
Variant of Narchi.
Tetouani Moroccan
Habitational name from the city of Tetouan.
Ciccio Sicilian
Ciccio usually implies the person with given name is as sweet as pie. It also can be lengthened to Francesco.
Muzychenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian музика (muzyka), meaning "music". Denoted to someone who in some way made music.
Hook English
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. "at the hook," from residence in the bend or sudden turn of a lane or valley.
Faran Hebrew
The name of a desert mentioned in the Bible where Ishmael settled after his wanderings with his mother Hagar. The Israelites also came to this desert on their journey from the Sinai desert.
Iizuka Japanese
From Japanese 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound, hillock".
Salaün Breton, French
Form of the given name Solomon.
Mukoyama Japanese
From 向 (muko) meaning "facing, yonder, toward" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Shurenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Shura".
Hoar English
Nickname meaning gray haired.
Westmeir English
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Jutt Estonian
Jutt is an Estonian surname meaning "story" or "tale".
De Martino Italian
Means "Son of Martino". A famous bearer is actor Stefano De Martino.
Leech Irish
An Anglicized surname derived from the Irish Gaelic Ò Maol Mhaodhòg, and was often anglicized as Mulvogue... [more]
Duca Romanian
Derived from the old Romanian title duca "vaivode duke".
Ó hÁilleacháin Irish
It means "descendant of Áilleachán".
Kõrge Estonian
Kõrge is an Estonian surname meaning "tall" and "exalted".
Uppadathil Malayalam
From Old Malayalam uppadam (sea), lit. "from over the Arabian sea," referring to the descendants of a group of Arab traders who settled in Kerala. Predominantly Muslim, although sizeable sections have branched away and practice Hinduism... [more]
Fane English
From a medieval nickname for a well-disposed person (from Old English fægen "glad, willing"), or from a medieval Welsh nickname for a slim person (Welsh fain). This is the family name of the earls of Westmorland.
Olivia English
From the given name of Olivia
Albin Romansh
Derived from the given name Albin.
Stavropoulos Greek
Means "son of Stavros."
Hałas Polish
Means "noise, racket, din" in Polish, a nickname for a noisy or disruptive person.
Ivanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Իվանյան (see Ivanyan).
Ichijō Japanese
From Japanese 一条 (ichijō) meaning "line, streak", derived from 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 条 (jō), a counter for thin, long objects.
Yaryan English
Americanized form of Irion.
Beckles English
From a place in Suffolk named "Beccles". From Old English bæce meaning "stream" and les meaning "meadow".
Sangliana Mizo
Sangliana has an unknown meaning.
Zuazo Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque zu(h)haitz "(wild) tree" and the collective suffix -zu.
Ó Duibhne Irish
Means "descendent of Duibhne", a given name possibly meaning "ill-tempered, surly".
Garfias Spanish
Nickname from the plural form of regional garfia 'claw paw' a word of Arabic origin.
Saal Estonian
Saal is an Estonian surname meaning "hall".
Dyal Indian
Variant of Dayal.
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