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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Nevel German
1 German: variant of Nebel .... [more]
Suutari Finnish
Means "shoemaker, cobbler" in Finnish.
Frusciante Italian
Derived from the Italian adjective frusciante meaning "rustling, swishing, whishing", which itself is derived from the Italian verb frusciare meaning "to rustle, to swish, to whish". The surname had probably started out as a nickname for someone who made a rustling or whishing sound whenever they walked, which was probably caused by the clothes that they were wearing (in that the clothes must have been made of a certain fabric that is prone to making some noise when touched in any way).... [more]
Benslimane Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Slimane" in Arabic (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Sedita Italian
From Italian sei "six" and dita "fingers", either literally referring to someone with six fingers, or metaphorically to someone who was very dextrous, or perhaps ironically to a clumsy person.
Hoy Ukrainian, Belarusian
Ukrainian form and Belarusian alternate transcription of Hoj.
Munagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鰻 (see Unagi).
Boloto Filipino, Maranao
Means "rainbow" in Maranao.
Selassie Ethiopian, Amharic, Western African
Possibly means "trinity" in Amharic. A notable bearer was Haile Selassie (1892-1975), the regent and emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.
Sucu Turkish
Means "waterman, water carrier" in Turkish.
Quelch English (British)
Mid 16th Century variant of the name Wels(c)he, Welsh or Welch, itself deriving from the Middle English "walsche", Celtic, foreign, (Olde English "woelisc", a derivative of "wealh", foreign), and originally given as a distinguishing nickname to a Celt... [more]
Khaw Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xu 2.
Twining English
From the name of the village of Twyning in Gloucestershire, derived from Old English betweonan meaning "between" and eam meaning "river".
Strang English
Originally given as a nickname to one who possessed great physical strength.
Tokoro Japanese
As a surname it is often spelled as to meaning "field, wilderness" and koro means "spine, road".
Laanoja Estonian
Laanoja is Estonian surname derived from "laanelill", meaning "starflower" and "wintergreen" (Trientalis europaea) and "oja" meaning "stream/creek".
Antoshin Russian
Derived from a diminutive Antosha of the Russian given name Anton.
Shortall English
Nickname from Anglo-Saxon scorkhals meaning "a person with a short neck".
Bhatnagar Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Odia
Derived from the name of a subgroup of the Kayasth community, denoting association with Hanumangarh (formerly named Bhatner), a city in Rajasthan, India.
Katsav Hebrew
Occupational name for a butcher, derived from Hebrew קַצָּב (qatzav) meaning "butcher, purveyor of meat". A famous bearer is former Israeli president Moshe Katsav (1945-), born Musa Qassab.
Dhawan Indian, Punjabi, Hindi
Means "runner, messenger" from Sanskrit धाव् (dhav) meaning "to run".
Uchima Japanese
From Japanese 内 (uchi) meaning "inside" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Freier German
Status name of the feudal system denoting a free man, as opposed to a bondsman, from an inflected form of Middle High German vri "free".
Braunstein German, Jewish
Ornamental name composed of German braun "brown" and stein "stone".
Vorobey Ukrainian
Ukrainian surname taken from the word воробе́й (vorobey) meaning "sparrow".
Sakagawa Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Daimes Dutch
Of Dutch origin, related to surnames Dames and Daïmes. Arrived in the United States in the 17th century, where it is most common.
Noriega Asturian, Spanish, South American
This indicates familial origin within an eponymous village.
Rumfield German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Rumfelt.
Eggington English
Surname derived from a parish named "Eggington" in England.
Prude African American
This surname came from the English word prude. The definition of the word prude is a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.
Lavay Jewish
American variant of Levi.
Agbay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "to put one's arm around another's shoulders" in Cebuano.
Getachew Ethiopian, Amharic
From the given name Getachew.
Pets Belarusian
Means "to sing" in Belarusian. Occupational name for singer.
Dorwin English
Possibly derived from the given name Deorwine (compare Darwin).
Koopmans Dutch
Patronymic form of Koopman.
McAreavy Irish
A variant of Gilroy. Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Ruaidh
Medley English
Habitational name, either a variant of Madeley (a name common to several places, including one in Shropshire and two in Staffordshire), named in Old English as ‘Mada’s clearing’, from an unattested byname, Mada (probably a derivative of mad ‘foolish’) + leah ‘woodland clearing’; or from Medley on the Thames in Oxfordshire, named in Old English with middel ‘middle’ + eg ‘island’... [more]
Samarakoon Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit समर (samara) meaning "coming together, meeting" or "conflict, struggle" combined with Sinhala කෝන් (kon) meaning "king" (of Tamil origin).
Trahan French (Cajun), Welsh
From the Welsh name Trahern, derived from the Welsh family seat Trehaverne.
Veel Estonian
Veel is an Estonian surname meaning "still", "again", and "heretofore".
Mirzaee Persian
Variant transcription of Mirzaei.
Capadrutt Romansh
Derived from Romansh casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name Padrutt.
Pyak Korean (Russified)
Russified form of Baek used by ethnic Koreans living in former Soviet territories.
Öksüz Turkish
Means "orphan, motherless child" in Turkish.
Sakai Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Arn German (Swiss)
From the name of a place in Switzerland. Otherwise derived from Middle High German arn "eagle"
Watney English
Probably means "person from Watney", an unidentified place in England (the second syllable means "island, area of dry land in a marsh"; cf. Rodney, Whitney)... [more]
Paesüld Estonian
Paesüld is an Estonian surname meaning "ribbon/tab cord".
Gazaryan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղազարյան (see Ghazaryan).
Silang Tagalog
Means "mountain pass, trail" in Tagalog.
Txiriboga Basque (Rare, Archaic)
Means "tavern" in Basque.
Azar Hebrew
Means "(he) helped" in Hebrew, a verb form of Ezer or Ezra.
Woodhouse English, Irish
habitational name from any of various places (in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, and elsewhere) called Woodhouse, or a topographic name for someone who lived at a "house in the wood" (Middle English wode hous, Old English wudu hus)... [more]
Berrada Moroccan
Meaning unknown. A famous bearer is novelist/literary critic/translator Mohammed Berrada.
Viikilä Finnish
From Swedish vik "bay, gulf" with the suffix -lä indicating a place.
Weishuhn German
Derived from Middle High German wiz meaning "white" and huon meaning "hen, fowl", hence a metonymic occupational name for a poultry farmer or dealer, or perhaps in some instances a nickname.
Ruutu Estonian
Ruutu is an Estonian surname meaning "diamond".
Phó Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Fu, from Sino-Vietnamese 傅 (phó).
Amat Catalan
From the Latin given name Amatus, meaning "beloved".
Genda Japanese
From Japanese 源 (gen) meaning "source, origin" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Feuerschütte German (Modern)
comes from the combination of the words "Feuer" and "Schütte", which form the word "flamethrower". Surname of a Brazilian Celebrity with German Origin "Lucas Feuerschütte"
Deale English
Originated in Kent
Mcelwee Irish, Scottish
Of Gaelic origin, found in Ireland and Scotland. Derives from Mac Giolla Ruaidh, meaning "son of the servant of the red-haired youth", possibly a reference to a Dane or Norseman.
Gandin French
From the French gandin, pronounced /ɡɑ̃dœ̃/, which is a word used for a dandy, an elegant young man with affected, quite often ridiculous, manners.
Abukawa Japanese
From Japanese 虻 (abu) meaning "horsefly" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Na Korean
There is only one Chinese character for the Na surname. Some sources indicate that there are 46 different Na clans, but only two of them can be documented, and it is believed that these two sprang from a common founding ancestor... [more]
Shaked Hebrew
Means Almond in Hebrew
Avramov Bulgarian
Means "son of Avram".
Aboah Akan
Meaning unknown.
Egashira Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 頭 (kashira) meaning "head".
Cen Chinese
From Chinese 岑 (cén) referring to the ancient fief of Cen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shaanxi province.
Attanayake Sinhalese
From Sinhala අත්ත (atta) meaning "branch, offset" and නායක (nayake) meaning "hero, leader".
Knicely German (Swiss, Americanized)
Americanized form of Swiss German Knüsli. Possibly also a variant of Nissley, a surname of Swiss German or German origin.
Sagdiyev Uzbek
Famous barrier: Borat Sagdiyev
Põldroos Estonian
Põldroos is an Estonian surname meaning "field rose".
Zigeuner German (Austrian)
Means "gypsy" in German.
Bledig Welsh
"like a wolf"
Leoncio Spanish
From the given name Leoncio.
Mashin Russian
Matronymic surname derived from a diminutive Masha of the Russian given name Mariya.
Mūrnieks Latvian
Means "mason".
Phetdara Lao
From Lao ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond" and ດາຣາ (dara) meaning "star".
Filimon Romanian, Russian, Greek
From the given name Filimon.
Calagahan Filipino, Tagalog (Hispanicized)
Derived from Tagalog kahalagahan meaning "importance".
Rootslane Estonian
Rootslane is an Estonian surname meaning "Swede".
Horoz Turkish
Means "rooster" in Turkish.
Kiiri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 喜入 (see Kiire).
Sherstyuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian шерсть (sherst'), meaning "wool".
Amarasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Koori Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).
Jayasinha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයසිංහ (see Jayasinghe).
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]
Gardea Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Laudio in Álava, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque gari "wheat" and -di "place of, forest of", or from garagardi "barley field" and arte "in between"... [more]
Dudaev Chechen, Ossetian (Russified)
Variant transcription of Dudayev.
Arlianionak Belarusian
Double diminutive of Belarusian арол (arol) meaning "eagle".
Kurigawa Japanese
The Surname "Kurigawa/Kurikawa" translates to "Chestnut River"
Formica Italian
Means "ant" in Italian, a nickname for a hard worker.
Shuto Japanese
From 首 (shu) meaning "neck, counter for songs or poems" combined with 藤 (to, fuji) meaning "wisteria".
Reimers German
North German variant of Reimer.
Jazlene Mexican
the name Jazlene is of Puerto Rican origin and means "gift from god".
Skariah Indian (Christian)
From the given name Skariah.
Humperdinck German (?), Literature
From the German surname Humperdinck. As a surname it was born by the composer Engelbert Humperdinck. As a first name it was used for the villain Prince Humperdinck in William Goldman's novel The Princess Bride.
Alessandro Italian
From the given name Alessandro.
Aizawa Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "together, mutually" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Porziņģis Latvian
Unknown. A notable bearer of this surname is NBA player Kristaps Porziņģis.
Lambillotte French (Modern)
Currently, a common name in Wallonia, Belgium with some descendants in USA. Believed to be derived from three terms..."lamb" "ill" "otte". The first term has remained unchanged from early Germanic term; the second is latin for "of the" and the third a dimiuative or feminine form suffix... [more]
Monzon Spanish
Habitational name from Monzón, a place in Uesca province, which is probably named from Latin montione ‘big mountain’.
Eplik Estonian
Eplik is an Estonian surname derived from "leplik" meaning "tolerant", "acquiescent" and "meek".
Wimalasooriya Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විමලසූරිය (see Wimalasuriya).
Chiya Japanese (Rare)
Means "bloody arrow; arrow of blood" in Japanese.
Viigipuu Estonian
Viigipuu is an Estonian surname meaning "ficus tree".
Lowrie English
Variant of Lowry. A famous bearer of the surname is baseball infielder Jed Lowrie.
Nithercott English (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Derived from Old English "nefa," meaning "navel, center," and "cote," meaning "small cottage".
Saygı Turkish
Means "respect, esteem" in Turkish.
McCorvey English
A notable bearer was Norma McCorvey (1947-2017), who was the plaintiff for the case that legalized abortion across the United States.
Ilomets Estonian
Ilomets is an Estonian surname meaning "merry forest".
Gofigan Chamorro
Chamorro for "very hot climate". Gof- is an amplifier which means very. Figan is a word for "hot", implying the climate
Jayasekera Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයසේකර (see Jayasekara).
Hallett English
Derived from the given name Hallet (see Adalhard).
Menon Malayalam
Means "accountant" in Malayalam, itself derived from the title മേലവൻ (melavan) meaning "overseer, boss, exalted one", from മേല (mel) meaning "top, above, high" and the third person pronoun അവൻ (avan) meaning "he".
Wijesingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේසිංහ (see Wijesinghe).
Ghoogassian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Ղուկասյան (see Ghukasyan).
Odenthal German
From the name of a town in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Hiromasa Japanese
Hito means "wide, broad, large" and masa means "".
Solovyov Russian
Derived from Russian соловей (solovey) meaning "nightingale".
Ghodsi Persian
Means "celestial, holy, sacred" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic قدسي (qudsiyy) meaning "Jerusalemite".
Grandin Italian
Derived from Grande.
Basir Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Basir.
Cessa Italian
Variant of Chiesa.
Gara Hungarian
Variant of Garay.
Besançon French
Habitational name for a person from the eponymous capital city of Doubs in France, ultimately from Latin Vesontiō, derived from Proto-Celtic *ves "mountain". Folk etymology states that it is associated with the place name with Old French bison "wisent".
Barnal English
Variant of Bernal.
Baquiran Filipino, Ilocano
Derived from Ilocano bakiran meaning "forest".
Reekie Scottish
Perhaps "person from Reikie", Aberdeenshire, or from a different form of the Scottish male personal name Rikie, literally "little Richard".
Cornelio Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Cornelio. Cognitive of Cornell, Cornelius, and Corneille.
Kwieciński Polish, Jewish
Habitational surname for someone from a place named Kwiecin, named after the Polish word kwiat, which means "flower".
Honecker German
Erich Honecker was the leader of the GDR from 1971 to 1989.
Galit Filipino, Tagalog
Means "anger, indignation" in Tagalog.
Valdivia Spanish
Topographic or habitational name based on Spanish val, valle meaning "valley". A notable bearer was Pedro de Valdivia (died 1553), a Spanish conquistador who conquered Chile with a small expedition corps after he served under Francisco Pizarro in Peru... [more]
Shipton English
From Old English scip "sheep", and tun "enclosure; settlement".
Bobbitt English
Possibly derived from the Middle English personal name Bobbe.
Õue Estonian
Õue is an Estonian surname meaning "outdoors".
Shuu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Shū).
Torta Italian
Probably from Italian torto "twisted, bent, crooked", or the related French tort "wrong, deviated".
Arganda Spanish (Latin American), Spanish
town in spain / arganda del rey
Calero Spanish
Metonymic occupational name for a burner or seller of lime, from calero ‘lime’.
Kuma Japanese
Kuma could mean "bear", or it could be written with ku meaning "long lasting, long time ago" and ma meaning "horse" or "flax".
Kaito Japanese
From 海 (kai, umi) meaning "sea, ocean" and 藤 (to, fuji) meaning "wisteria".
Brook German, Jewish
Americanized spelling of German Bruch and Jewish Bruck.
Kagaya Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Errett English
Either from the Middle English personal name Edret Edred (Old English Eadræd formed from ead "prosperity... [more]
Skipper English
Occupational name for either a basket weaver Derived from Middle English skeppe witch itself is from Old Norse skeppa... [more]
Engin Scottish
Scottish: habitational name from Elgin, a place in Moray.
Berberić Bosnian
Occupational name for a barber, from berber(in) meaning "barber", from Turkish.
Adamou Western African
From the given name Adamou.
Kardashian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Kardashyan. This is the name of an Armenian-American family of socialites.
Kuldvee Estonian
Kuldvee is an Estonian surname meaning "gold water".
Akibara Japanese
This surname combines 昭 (shou, aki) meaning "shining, bright", 秋 (shuu, aki, toki) meaning "autumn" or 穐 with the same sounds and meaning with 原 (gen, hara) meaning "field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness."
Batawi Arabic
Means "Betawi" in Arabic, referring to someone originally from the city of Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in Indonesia.
Hubenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian губ (hub), meaning "lip".
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
Imberi German (Swiss)
It comes from Stuttgart Germany from the late 1800s. Then the name moved to a small village outside of Odessa Ukraine, in my family at least.
Terakgi Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Anglicized, Rare), Arabic
Now mainly used as an arabic surname, mainly in Syria or lebanon. This last name possibliy comes from "Tarak Yapımcısı" which means combmaker. This surname can be spelt as "Terakgi" if a arab or a turkish person were to move to an english speaking nation.
Pieper German, Dutch
Occupational name for a piper.
Stavig Norwegian
Combination of Old Norse stafr "pole" and vik "bay". This was the name of a farmstead in Norway.
Srivastava Indian, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Shrivastav.
Agopian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հակոբյան (see Hakobyan).
Renley Jewish (Rare), English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the Old English rinc "man, warrior" or rim 'edge, circular edge' or possibly wraenna 'wren', and leah "field, clearing".
Staaf Swedish
Derived from various place names beginning with stav- or staf-, often meaning "boundary marker" when used in place names. Other meanings are possible. Also found occasionally as a soldier's name pre-20th century... [more]
Abdulin Uzbek, Kazakh
From the given name Abdullah.
Meiler Romansh
Derived from the place name Meils (present-day Mels in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland).
Maqueron French
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Picard maqueron "chin" (in which case this would have been a pejorative nickname for someone with a protruding chin) and a diminutive of Macquart.
Kitase Japanese
Kita means "north" and and se means "ripple".
Fellows English
English: patronymic from Fellow, from Middle English felagh, felaw late Old English feolaga ‘partner’, ‘shareholder’ (Old Norse félagi, from fé ‘fee’, ‘money’ + legja to lay down)... [more]
Rifai Arabic
Elevation of all, honor and Glory... [more]
Bilczewski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 distinct Greater Polish villages by the name of Bilczew.
Kaigler English (American)
Americanized spelling of Kegler.
Ramo Aragonese, Italian
Ultimately from Latin ramus meaning "branch".
Baud French
Derived from the given name Baldo.
Colomban French
From the given name Colomban.
Karlowitz German
German form of Karłowicz.