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 La Vega Spanish
Means "of the meadow" in Spanish.
Beamish English
Habitational name for someone from Beaumais-sur-Dire in Calvados Beaumetz in Somme or one of three places called Beaumetz in Pas-de-Calais, all in northern France. In some cases it may be derived from a place called Beamish in County Durham... [more]
Munkdahl Swedish (Rare)
Perhaps derived from the name of the municipality and locality Munkedal in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. If that's the case, then the first element is Swedish munk "monk" and the second element is dal "valley"... [more]
Ahiejaviec Belarusian
Derived from the given name Ahiej.
Napso Circassian (Russified)
Means "whole-eyed", derived from Adyghe нэ (nă) meaning "eye" and псэу (psăw) "health, alive" or "whole, all, complete".
Akimaru Japanese
Aki can mean "bright, luminous" or "autumn". Maru means "circle, round".
Nuiamäe Estonian
Nuiamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "clubs hill."
Van Mierlo Dutch
Means "from Mierlo", a village in the Netherlands. Likely derived from a compound of Old Dutch *mier "swamp" and lo "light forest".
Niyazov Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian نیاز (niyâz) meaning "desire, wish, gift".
Bouzigat Medieval Occitan
Lengadocian (dialect of Occitan): meaning "fallow land" or "cleared, uncultivated land"
Macron French
Contracted form of Macqueron.
Farhan Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Farhan.
Baszucki Polish
Variant of Baszowski. One notable person with this surname is David Baszucki (1963-), CO founder and current CEO of the videogame platform "Roblox".
Minegishi Japanese
From Japanese 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, seashore, bank".
Mayne Scottish, English
Variant spelling of Main.
Kumon Japanese (Rare)
One notable bearer of this surname is Tōru Kumon (公文 公), the founder of Kumon Education.
Adorján Hungarian
From the given name Adorján.
Cottrell English, French
First found in Derbyshire where the family "Cottrell" held a family seat and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege lord for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings, 1066CE... [more]
Zapato Spanish
Means "shoe" in Spanish.
Jakić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Jakov".
Motozawa Japanese
From the Japanese 本 (moto) "base" or 元 (moto) "original" and 沢 or 澤 (zawa or sawa) "swamp."
Marsman Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch marsch, mersch (Southern Dutch meers), meaning "marsh". In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of Meersman.
Tabak Turkish
Occupational name for a tanner
Jingūji Japanese
formed with 神 (Shin, Jin, Kami, Kan, Kou) meaning "God" and 宮 (Kyuu, Guu, Ku, Kuu, Miya) meaning "Palace". and 司 (Shi, Ji) meaning "Director". Which means the surname could possible come out as “God’s Palace of the Director”
Senaratna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala සේනාරත්න (see Senaratne).
Jane English
Derived from the given name Jane.
Tanimura Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Netherton English
The Netherton surname is derived from the Old English "neothera," meaning "lower," and "tun," meaning "enclosure," or "settlement." It is a habitational name derived from any of several places so named, such as one in Northumberland, and one in Worcestershire.
Crossley English
From the word cross, of Latin origin, and leah "woodland, clearing". Indicated that the bearer lived by a cross in a clearing
Mbituwoh Central African
From the prefix "Mbi-" which means "people of" or "descendants of." and the root "tuwoh" which is from the clan name, a small regional designation in Cameroon derived from the Toubou people.
Wannebo Norwegian
An alternative spelling of the Norwegian surname Vannebo.
Dearth English
From a medieval nickname apparently based on Middle English derth "famine".
Lall Estonian
Lall is an Estonian surname derived from "lell" meaning "uncle".
Karen Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Karel.
Ragusea Italian (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Ragusa. Adam Ragusea (1982-) is an American internet personality who makes videos about food recipes, food science, and culinary culture.
Bark Swedish
Perhaps derived from a place name containing either Old Swedish *barke "throat", Old Swedish biork "birch tree" or Swedish bark "bark (covering of the trunk of a tree)"
Dubno Polish
From Polish dub, meaning "oak".
Busby English
Habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Buschebi, from Old Norse buskr "bush, shrub" or an Old Norse personal name Buski and býr "homestead, village", or from some other place so called.
Maidment English
Occupational name for a servant of maidens (such as nuns), from Middle English maiden (ultimately from Old English mægden) meaning "young girl, virgin, maiden" and man ending with an excrescent -t.
Mimana Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 任那 (Mimana) meaning "Mimana", an ancient hypothesized region in parts of present-day South Korea, mentioned in the Nihon Shoki.
Naderpour Persian
Means "son of Nader" in Persian.
Rossetti Italian
Patronymic derived from the given name Rossetto (see Rosetto).
Tallant English (British, ?), Norman, Irish
English (of Norman origin) occupational name for a tailor or nickname for a good swordsman, from taillant ‘cutting’, present participle of Old French tailler ‘to cut’ (Late Latin taliare, from talea ‘(plant) cutting’)... [more]
Stinson English, Scottish
This is one of the many patronymic forms of the male given name Stephen, i.e. son of Stephen. From these forms developed the variant patronymics which include Stim(p)son, Stenson, Steenson, and Stinson.
Maurizio Italian
From the given name Maurizio
Irisaka Japanese
Iri means "enter, input" and saka means "slope, hill".
Küster German
It literally means "sexton".
Hammoud Arabic
Derived from the given name Hamoud.
Byers German (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of German Bayers.
Fogle German
Variant of Vogel.
Vi Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wei, from Sino-Vietnamese 韋 (vi).
Spargo Cornish
Cornish: habitational name from Higher or Lower Spargo, in the parish of Mabe, so named from Cornish spern ‘thorn bushes’ + cor ‘enclosure'.
Jumawan Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano hawan meaning "bare, clear".
Welti German (Swiss)
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Walter.
Stults German
The Stults surname is derived from the German word "stoltz," which means "proud," and as such, it was most likely originally a nickname, which became a hereditary surname.
Onstenk Dutch
Derived from a place name, ultimately composed of on- "un-, bad" and stede "city, town" combined with the possessive suffix -ink.
Denley English
Apparently a habitational name from an unidentified place, probably so named from Old English denu 'valley' + leah 'woodland clearing'.
Riguccini Italian
Derived from the given name Riguccio.
Ewell English
Habitation name from the town of Ewell in Surrey or from Temple Ewell or Ewell Manor, both in Kent or Ewell Minnis near Dover. Originally from Old English Aewill meaning "river source" or "spring".
Fukhimori Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Fujimori more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.
Bohdanenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Bohdan".
Meštrović Croatian
Derived from the Croatian word meštar, a rare form of "master".
Hind English, Scottish
English (central and northern): nickname for a gentle or timid person, from Middle English, Old English hind ‘female deer’.... [more]
Aitiņš Latvian
Derived from the word aita, meaning “sheep”.
Cowie Scottish
habitational name from any of several places, especially one near Stirling, named Cowie, probably from Gaelic colldha, an adjective from coll ‘hazel’
Porcari Italian, English
From Italian porci "pigs", denoting someone who worked as a pig herder.
Amachi Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]
Schurr German
From a nickname meaning "quarrel" in German, given to a hot-tempered person.
Rattanabej Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai รัตนเพชร์ (see Rattanaphet).
Reinhard German, Jewish
From the given name Reinhard.
Brugman Dutch, Swiss (Americanized)
Variant form of Dutch Bruggeman, or an Americanized form of the Swiss cognate Bruggmann.
Bannykh Russian
From баня (banya) meaning "bath"
Jayarathna Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Jayaratne.
Udovich Croatian (Americanized), Slovene (Americanized)
Americanized form of Slovenian Udovič and Croatian Udović.
Gyljárlaugsson Icelandic
The name Gyljárlaugsson combines two Icelandic words, "gylja" meaning "to roar" and "laug" meaning "hot spring". Therefore, the name Gyljárlaugsson could be interpreted as "son of the roaring hot spring".
Arczyński Polish
Patronymic from a name beginning with Jaro- (meaning "strong; robust") such as Jarosław, Jaromir or Jarogniew, suffixed with -yński based on habitational surnames.
Rundqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish rund "round" and qvist, an archaic spelling of kvist, "twig".
Cheema Punjabi
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a Punjabi-speaking subclan of the Jat people found in India and Pakistan, with most members being either Muslim or Sikh.
Sutt Estonian
Sutt is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "sült" meaning "brawn" and "meat jelly/head cheese".
Ranasinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala රණසිංහ (see Ranasinghe).
Carmical Scottish, English
Variant spelling of Carmichael.
Buford English, French (Anglicized)
English: most probably a variant of Beaufort.... [more]
Lupescu Romanian
Possibly means "son of the wolf", from Romanian lup ("wolf").
Wanton English, Scottish
From Middle English wanton, meaning "unruly", "thoughtless" or "promiscuous".
Hosp German (Austrian)
Means "odd bird" or "strange man"
Lafranchi Alpine
Possibly, the Frank. Thought by some to indicate a group of merchants in Middle Ages responsible for the transalpine trade to the French.
Boboev Tajik
Tajik form of Babaev.
Wallman Swedish
Combination of Swedish vall "pasture, field of grass" and man "man".
Suenaga Japanese
From Japanese 末 (sue) meaning "tip, end, top" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Dorman English
From the Old English personal name Deormann, composed of Old English deor (see Dear) + mann 'man'. This surname became established in Ireland in the 17th century; sometimes it is found as a variant of Dornan.
Schemmel German
Nickname for a disabled person, from Middle High German schemel "stool", which was used as a crutch by invalids.
Masondo Southern African, Zulu
Derived from Zulu amasondo meaning "wheels".
Randmets Estonian
Randmets is an Estonian surname meaning "beach/seashore forest".
Wijayatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයතිලක (see Wijayathilaka).
Maňák Czech
Metronymic from the female personal name Máňa, a pet form of Marie (see Maria).... [more]
Rasberry English
Possibly a habitational name from Ratsbury in Lynton, Devon.
Grabowsky English
Russian form of Grabowski.
Grzybowski Polish
Habitational surname from Grzybów, Grzybowa or Grzybowo, all ultimately from grzyb meaning "mushroom".
Verrill English
This is an uncommon Anglo-Saxon surname.
Almanza Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Almanza, a city in northern Spain. The city's name itself is derived from Arabic المنزل (al-manzil) meaning "the house".
Shoaf American
Origin is unknown but it is the surname of American Rachel Shoaf who is a convicted murderer.
Eiland German
Topographic name for someone who lived on or owned property surrounded by water, from Middle High German eilant, "island"
Reach Scottish, English
Scottish: Nickname For Someone With Streaks Of Gray Or White Hair From Gaelic Riabhach ‘Brindled Grayish’. English And Scottish: Habitational Name From Either Of Two Places Called Reach In Bedfordshire And Cambridgeshire Recorded As Reche In Medieval Documents From Old English Rǣc ‘Raised Strip Of Land Or Other Linear Feature’ (In The Case Of The Cambridgeshire Name Specifically Referring To Devil's Dyke A Post-Roman Earthwork)... [more]
Alfeev Russian
Derived from the Russian monastic name Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος (eleutheros) meaning "free".
Sicard French
From the given name Sigihard, derived from the elements sigu "victory" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy".
Vilallonga Catalan
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Valencian municipality.
Subelza Medieval Basque (Latinized, Archaic)
It means bushes weed or shrub tree. Subelza is also Oak or Carrasca tree.
Curless German
Americanized version of Keurlis.
Garrick English
From the first name Garrick.
Karkavandian Armenian, Iranian
Those belonging to the Karkevand/Garkevand district of Iran who are most likely of Armenian origin. Typical modern Armenian last names end with the originally patronymic suffix -յան or -եան, transliterated as -yan, -ian, or less often '-jan'... [more]
Feuer Jewish
Ornamental name from modern German Feuer "fire".
Qayyum Urdu
Derived from Arabic قيوم (qayyum) meaning "subsistence, independent, sustainer".
Aber German (Austrian)
Not much is known about this last name... [more]
Kogi Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Kōgi.
Bonuš Czech
From a pet form of the personal name Bonifác, Czech form of Bonifacio.
Ahrenaldi English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly an Americanized version of Italian Arenaldi
Zink German
German:... [more]
Rork Irish
Variant of O'Rourke.
Buathong Thai
From Thai บัว (bua) meaning "lotus" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Rocă Romanian
Romanian cognate of Roach.
Knott English
Either from the Middle English personal name Knut, or denoting a person who lived "at the knot", which is the summit of a rocky hill.
Vögele Upper German, German (Swiss)
Swabian and Swiss German diminutive of Vogel.
Rinbayashi Japanese (Rare)
It's written like this: 林林. Both rin and hayashi mean "forest". This is because rin is the Chinese reading called onyomi, and hayashi is the Japanese reading called kunyomi.
Alizay Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto علیزی (see Alizai).
Grabar Croatian
Derived from grabiti, meaning "to grab".
Jayakody Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit जय (jaya) meaning "victory, conquest" combined with Sinhala කොඩිය (kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" (ultimately from Tamil கொடி (koti)).
Lodu Estonian
Lodu is an Estonian surname meaning "marsh" or "fen".
Rueger German
The name was likely first bestowed on someone thought to have the characteristics of a heron as a nickname, eventually becoming a hereditary surname.
Ahuja Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi
Means "descendant of Ahu", Ahu probably being the name of an ancestor.
Oudomsouk Lao
From Lao ອຸດົມ (oudom) meaning "abundant, plentiful" or "superior, supreme, excellent" and ສຸກ (souk) meaning "happiness, pleasure, joy".
Babington English
From the name of various places meaning "Babba's town" in Old English.
Mcandrew Scots, Irish
Irish or Scots surname meaning "son of Andrew".
Gangelhoff German
Gangelhoff - German
Ganiko Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 我如古 (see Ganeko).
De La Parra Spanish
Means "of the vine" in Spanish.
Jimuta Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 爾 (ji), a phonetic character, and 牟田 (muta) meaning "wetland; bog".
Weishaupt German
Nickname for someone with white hair from Middle High German wiz "white" and houbit "head". German cognate of Whitehead.
Yasunishi Japanese
yasu means "Peace,Quiet" and nishi means "West". See Anzai for alternative, but similar meaning.
Villarreal Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called Villarreal (or Villareal), derived from Spanish villa meaning "farm, town, settlement" and real meaning "royal".
Momotari Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Mukade.
Belleza Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish belleza "beauty".
Saif Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Saif.
Nørregaard Danish
An alternate spelling of Nørgaard. Literally meaning north farm in Danish.
Depietri Italian
The distinguished surname Depietri can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Piedmont. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent... [more]
Jagahana Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake; serpent", ケ (ga), an obsolete possessive marker for place names, and 鼻 (hana) meaning "nose", referring to a snake and land that sticks out.
D'aoust French
D'Aoust, denotes someone from Aoust(e) in France. Aouste is situated in the Ardennes department (Champagne-Ardenne region) in the north-east of France at 29 km from Charleville-Mézières, the department capital... [more]
Jimbō Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 (see Jimbō).
Ó Síochána Irish
Proper, non-Anglicized form of Sheehan.
Geoffroy French
From the given name Geoffroy
Dohune Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂畝 (see Dōune).
Qandil Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "lamp, candle" in Arabic.
Nordvik Norwegian
Geographical/topographical name meaning north cove. There are several places in Norway by this name.
Soriano Spanish
Habitational sephardic name for someone from Soria in Castile, from the adjective soriano 'from Soria'.
Kiirend Estonian
Kiirend is an Estonian surname derived from "kiirendi" meaning "accelerator/accelerant" and "catalyst".
Penha Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Peña.
Scogings English, Old Danish
A surname of Scandinavian origin from the old Norse and old Danish by-name "Skeggi" or "skoggi", meaning 'the bearded one'. Common in areas invaded and settled by Scandinavians in the 8th and 9th Centuries.
Büyüküstün Turkish
From Turkish büyük "big, grand" and üstün "superior, high". A famous bearer is Turkish actress Tuba Büyüküstün (1982-).
Lourd English
Variant of Lord.
Mabanglo Filipino, Pampangan
Means "fragrant" in Kapampangan.
Kikuhara Japanese (Rare)
Kiku (菊) means "chrysanthemum", hara (原) means "plain/field/meadow"
Čáda Czech
Descriptive nickname from Old Czech čad- "smoke", applied to someone with dark skin.
Ivčević Croatian
Derived from the forename Ivan.
Damodaran Hinduism, Indian
One who has Lotus in his Stomach (Vishnu); Lord Shiva
Kauge Estonian
Kauge is an Estonian surname meaning "far/far off".
Põldur Estonian
Põldur is an Estonian surname meaning "farmer".
Çalışır Turkish
Means "on, running, working" in Turkish.
Chandrathilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala චන්ද්‍රතිලක (see Chandrathilaka).
Trzonowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Trzonów.
Jingu Japanese
Formed with 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan, kou) meaning "god" and 宮 (kyuu, guu, kuu, miya) meaning "palace, shrine".
Barbagelata Italian
Named after the hamlet of Barbagelata, located in the commune of Lorsica, Genoa, Liguria, Italy. The name possibly means "cold beard", as it derives from "barba" (beard) and "gelata" (female form of cold).
Germaine French
Germaine was first found in Savoy in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.
Beyaz Turkish
Means "white, fair" in Turkish.
Hang Khmer
Means "swan, wild goose" in Khmer, also referring to a mythological bird known as the hamsa.
Meghdadi Persian
From the given name Meghdad.
Naseri Persian
From the given name Naser.
Évariste French
From the given name Évariste.
Pult Romansh
Derived from the given name Hippolytos.
Kumaratunga Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala කුමාරතුංග (see Kumarathunga).
Hietamäki Finnish
Derived from hieta ("fine-sand") & mäki ("hill").
Mouloud Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mouloud.
Yokohira Japanese
Yoko means "beside, next to" and hira means "peace, level, even".
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