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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Tsunedomi Japanese
From 恒 (tsune) meaning "constant, always, regular, bow", combined with 冨 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance, riches".
Välk Estonian
Välk is an Estonian surname meaning "lightning".
Pember English
From Paegna, a given name meaning "pagan", ber meaning "barley", or it's a variant of Pamber.
Dul Khmer
Derived from Sanskrit डुल (dula) meaning "shake, tremble".
Xhaferi Albanian
From the given name Xhafer.
Schätzel German
German diminutive of Schatz, or a nickname for a lover meaning "little sweetheart" (from the same word used as a term of endearment).
Zafeiriou Greek
Means "son of Zafeiris".
Glad English, Scandinavian
Nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English, Scandinavian glad "merry, jolly".
Shahi Persian, Punjabi, Urdu
Derived from Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".
Jäätes Estonian
Jäätes is an Estonian surname derived from "jäätee" meaning "ice road/causeway".
Dell'oro Italian
Means "of the gold" in Italian. Might indicate someone with blond hair, someone who worked as a goldsmith, or might be descended from the Latin name Aurius.
Kilmester German
Kilmester is attested as a surname near Rostock in the 13th century.
Ruffy Swiss
From a either of two places so named in Marne only one of which (in Vertus) still exists. Known bearers of this surname include the Swiss politician Eugène Ruffy (1854-1919), and Swiss politician Victor Ruffy (1823-1869).
Naramor English, Welsh
Naramor, also Narramore or Naramore, is a corruption of Northmore, and has Welsh/English background. "More North"
Pikacz Polish
From Polish meaning "picker". Occupational name for someone who had a profession related to picking or sorting through materials.
Shippou Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).
Ruggero Italian
From the given name Ruggero
Cobain Scottish
This unusual surname is of Old Norse origin and is found particularly in Scotland. It derives from an Old Norse personal name Kobbi, itself from an element meaning large, and the Gaelic bain, denoting a fair person, with the diminutive ('little' or 'son of') form Cobbie.
Selwyn English
from the Middle English personal name Selewin (Old English Selewine perhaps from sele "manor" or sǣl "happiness prosperity" and wine "friend")... [more]
Usɛid Berber
Patronymic from the personal name Saïd; the name is of Arabic origin. Also a habitational name from various places with Sɛid in the name... [more]
Selinofoto Greek
A surname which means "Moonlight" in Greek.
Uhl German
Uhl begins in the German province of Bavaria. Uhl is a nickname surname, a class of German names derived from eke-names, or added names, that described people by a personal characteristic or other attribute... [more]
Sah Indian, Hindi
Means "merchant, banker" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit साधु (sadhu).
Marsteller German
Occupational name for a stable boy in or for the supervisor of the stables on a noble estate, from Middle High German mar(c) 'noble horse' stall 'stable' + the agent suffix -er.
Lienhard Upper German, German (Swiss), Alsatian
Upper German and Alemannic form of the given name Leonhard.
Nuraliev Tajik, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Means "son of Nurali".
Limcaoco Chinese (Filipino)
Meaning uncertain, of Hokkien origin.
Saipe English
English: perhaps a habitational name from a minor place in Wiltshire named Stype.
Kazetani Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 風 (kaze) meaning "wind, style" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Vukić Croatian, Serbian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Wimalarathna Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit विमल (vimala) meaning "clean, pure" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Pistario Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Pistario is a surname, mainly used in the Greek, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese languages.
Sansuk Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แสนสุข (see Saensuk).
Jabr Arabic
From the given name Jabr
Bonilla Spanish
From the area of Spain of the same name
Herrgott German, Alsatian
Literally means "Lord God" in German.
Muirhead Scottish
Derived from many places in southern Scotland with the same name, from northern Middle English muir meaning "moor" and heid meaning "head, end".
Konparu Japanese
Kon means "gold" and paru is a form of haru, meaning "spring".
Veríssimo Portuguese
From the given name Veríssimo.
Volkonsky Russian
This indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the Volkona river south of Moscow. This was the name of a Russian family of nobility.
Nikaidō Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 階 (kai) meaning "floor, storey" and 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".
Hylan Scottish, English
Variation of the surname Hyland 1.
Faiz Arabic
From the given name Faiz.
Mizokami Japanese
From 溝 (mizo) meaning "gully, drain, ditch, trench, gap, gutter" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Jātnieks Latvian
Means "the rider".
Apple English
From Middle English appel meaning "apple" (Old English æppel). An occupational name for a grower or seller of apples.
Hokinoue Japanese (Rare)
Hoki means "cave, grotto, den", no means "of, therefore", and ue means "upper, top, above". ... [more]
Sunarto Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Sun (孫). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Donets Ukrainian
From the river Donets (Донець).
Summerly Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó Somacháin "descendant of Somachán", a nickname meaning literally "gentle" or "innocent".
Urso Italian
Derived from Latin ursi meaning "bear".
Mogren Swedish
Combination of Swedish mo "sandy heath" and gren "branch".
Quinzel Popular Culture
The actual surname of the fictional character Harley Quinn. The character first appeared in the "Batman: The Animated Series" episode "Joker's Favor" in September 1992, but her full name (Harleen Quinzel) was not revealed until the February 1994 one-shot comic "The Batman Adventures: Mad Love"... [more]
Catregn Romansh
Derived from the given name Catregna.
Kiribayashi Japanese
From 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "woods, grove".
Kozakiewicz Polish
Patronymic from Kozak.
Archila Spanish
Either a variant of Arcila or derived from Arabic الشَّلَّال (aš-šallāl) meaning "the waterfall".
Fang Hmong
From the clan name Faj or Faaj associated with the Chinese character 黃 (huáng) (see Huang).
Pala Turkish
Means "machete, scimitar, blade" in Turkish.
Ciora Romanian (Rare)
Derived from a Romanian place name.
Arrowsmith English
Occupational name for someone who made the iron tips for arrows.
Breeze Welsh
Derived from the surname Breese, which came from the surname Rees.
Kanroji Japanese
Fron Japanese 甘 (kan) meaning "sweet", 露 (ro) meaning "dew" and 寺 (ji) meaning "temple".
Handique Assamese
The surname of a certain Aideu.
Montpelier English, French
English and French variant of Montpellier. This is the name of several places in the United States, for example the capital city of the state of Vermont, which was named after the French city of Montpellier.
Schweinsteiger German
Occupational name for a pig farmer, an overseer of pigs or a nickname for someone who rode a pig, derived from Middle High German swīn meaning "hog, swine" and stīger meaning "foreman, mine inspector"... [more]
Haghighi Persian
Means "real, actual, true" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic حقيقي (ḥaqīqiyy).
Jalilian Persian
From the given name Jalil.
Sobchak Polish (Russified), Polish (Ukrainianized)
Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian spelling of Sobczak.
Chechensky Chechen
Refers to a region in Southwestern Russia named "Chechnya".
Tänavots Estonian
Tänavots is an Estonian surname meaning "street end".
Varshavski Russian, Soviet, Jewish
Denotes someone from Varshav which is the genitive plural form of Varshava, which is the Russian name for Warsaw.
Adriwec Berber
Moroccan (Rifian): habitational name from the city and province of Driwec.
Leleux French
Variant of Leleu.
Okumuş Turkish
Means "educated, well-read" in Turkish.
Gibbons English
Patronymic formed from a diminutive of Gib.
Hayton English
habitational name from any of various places called Hayton such as those in Cumberland East Yorkshire Nottinghamshire and Shropshire named with Old English heg "hay" and tun "farmstead estate".
Tanguma Indigenous American (?), Mexican
Mexican surname of uncertain origin, probably Native American.
Tsurugi Japanese
Means “crane” in Japanese
Erendi Estonian
Erendi is an Estonian surname derived from "erendus" meaning "blooming".
Ballon Spanish
Theoretically it could be a variant of vallón, from valle ‘valley’, but neither form is attested as a vocabulary word or as a place name element. Alternatively, it could be a Castilian spelling of Catalan Batlló, Balló, nicknames from diminutives of batlle ‘dancing’.English: variant spelling of Balon.
Tilton English (American)
The surname Tilton is an English habitational name that originated in Tilton, Leicestershire. It comes from the Old English words tūn, which means "farmstead settlement", and the Old English personal name Tila or Tilla, and means "fertile estate".
Edens English
Variant of Eden with -s, either possessive or a post-medieval embellishment.
Scutti Italian
From Sicilian scutu, "shield".
Jungbluth German
Means "young blossom" in German, from German jung "young" and blüte "blossom, flower", possibly denoting a person who blossomed early in their life.
Chandrasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) meaning "moon" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Tiefenbrunn German
Possibly a combination of the german word “Tiefe” meaning depths, and germanic brun, meaning armor, protection
Marchuk Ukrainian
Possibly a patronymic derived from the given name Marko.
Averkiyeva Russian
feminine form of Averkiyev
De Cunha Portuguese (Brazilian), Sinhalese
Variant of Cunha used in Brazil and Sri Lanka.
Güven Turkish
Means "trust, confidence" in Turkish, perhaps designating a trustworthy person or one who trusts in others readily.
Kirwan Irish
From Gaelic Ó Ciardhubháin meaning "descendant of Ciardhubhán", a given name composed of the elements ciar "dark" and dubh "black" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Tō Japanese (Rare)
Contracted form of Tafu and written 塔.
Messier French
Occupational name for someone who kept watch over harvested crops, Old French messier 'harvest master' (Late Latin messicarius, agent derivative of messis 'harvest').
Marušič Slovene
Slovene form of Marušić.
Edvardsson Swedish
Means "son of Edvard".
Stražičić Croatian
Possibly derived from straža, meaning "guard".
Gleichenhaus German
From Proto-Germanic galīkaz meaning "alike" combined with the word haus meaning "house"
Ghimire Nepali
From the name of the village of Ghamir (or Dhamir) in western Nepal.
Croitoru Romanian
Croitoru is a Romanian-language surnames derived from the occupation of croitor, meaning "tailor".
Jeanmarie French (Americanized)
Variant of French Jean-Marie, from the given name Jean-Marie.
Panciera Italian
from panciera denoting the piece of the armor covering the stomach (from pancia "belly paunch") perhaps used for an armorer or for someone with a large paunch.
Ghobrial Arabic, Coptic
Derived from the given name Gabriel, used by Coptic Christians in Egypt and Sudan.
Azarin Russian
Variant of Azarov (Азаров)
Goettems German, Brazilian
Brazilian adaptation of the German surname Goedems; altered for easier comprehension by the Portuguese-speaking population of Brazil. All members of the Goettems family in Brazil are descendants of Johann Goedems, born in Oberlöstern, Saarland, on September 17, 1798.
Flemming German, English
German cognate and English variant of Fleming, an ethnic name for someone from Flanders Middle High German vlaeminc... [more]
Malebranche French (Rare)
Means "bad branch" in French, denoting a person who is on the bad side of a family tree. It could also possibly be a variant of Malherbe. Nicolas Malebranche was a French Oratorian Catholic priest and rationalist philosopher.
Tonnoir French, French (Belgian)
Means "thunder". Originally, a nickname given to loud men. Very rare.
Vaara Finnish, Sami
Means "forested hill" in Finnish, derived from Northern Sami várri "mountain".
Rob Slovene
It probrably originates from the surname Robb, but we don't know for sure.
France Czech
Variant of Franc.
Portugais French, Jewish
French cognate of Portugues.
Theofanous Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Θεοφάνους (see Theophanous).
Peza Albanian
Myslim Peza, leader of the anti-fascist movement.
Agisheva Russian, Kazakh, Uzbek
Feminine form of Agishev.
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]
Gevaudan Old Irish (Rare)
Gévaudan is a historical area of France in Lozère département. It took its name from the Gabali, a Gallic tribe subordinate to the Arverni.
Fitzclarence Irish
Means "son of Clarence" in Anglo-Norman French.
Nandasena Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit नन्द (nanda) meaning "joy, delight" and सेना (sena) meaning "army".
Dani Gujarati, Sanskrit
Indian (Gujarat): Hindu Vania name, from the Sanskrit epithet dani ‘liberal in giving’.
Sudan Chinese
From Chinese 苏丹 (sūdān) meaning "sultan". This is a common surname among Hui Muslims.
Brancazio Italian (Rare)
Derived from the medieval Italian masculine given name Brancazio, which itself is derived from Brancatius (also found spelled as Brancaccius and Brancatus), a late Latin corruption of the given name Pancratius... [more]
Giove Italian
From Giove ("Jupiter") the name of the chief Roman deity perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually swore per Giove "by Jove". From Sicilian ggiòve iòvi "Thursday" applied as a personal name for someone born or baptized on that day of the week... [more]
Dies German
From a short form of the personal name Matthias
Reintamm Estonian
Reintamm is an Estonian surname meaning "Rein's (masculine given name) oak".
Michikawa Japanese
From 道 (michi) meaning "path, road" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
De San Jose Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Means "of Saint Joseph" in Spanish.
Shalit Hebrew
From Hebrew שליט (shalit) meaning "ruler" or "ruling, governing, dominant".
Watanuki Japanese
This surname is used as 渡抜, 渡樌, 渡貫, 綿抜, 綿貫, 四月一日 or 四月朔日 with 渡 (to, wata.su, wata.ru) meaning "cross, deliver, diameter, ferry, ford, import, migrate, transit," 綿 (men, wata) meaning "cotton," 抜 (hai, hatsu, batsu, nu.kasu, nu.karu, nu.ki, nu.ku, -nu.ku, nu.keru) meaning "extract, omit, pilfer, pull out, quote, remove, slip out," 樌 (kan, nuki), an outdated kanji meaning "grove," 貫 (kan, tsuranu.ku, nuki, nu.ku) meaning "brace, penetrate, pierce, kan (obsolete unit of measuring weight - equal to 3.75 kg./8.33 lbs... [more]
Šofranac Montenegrin
Derived from šafran (шафран), meaning "saffron".
Konkyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).
Fieldhouse English
Topographic name for someone who lived in a house in open pasture land. Reaney draws attention to the form de Felhouse (Staffordshire 1332), and suggests that this may have become Fellows.
Espada Portuguese, Spanish
metonymic occupational name for an armorer or a swordsman from espada "sword" (from Latin spata from Greek spathe originally denoting a broad two-edged sword without a point)... [more]
Kriips Estonian
Kriips is an Estonian surname meaning "line", "stroke" and "dash".
Fermín Spanish
From the given name Fermín.
Sunami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).
Soe Estonian
Soe is an Estonian surname meaning "warm" and "fond".
Bierkle German (Anglicized), Polish (Anglicized)
The surname Bierkle is most likely an anglicized form of the Polish Bierkowski, or the German Bierkandt.... [more]
Ōhashi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Tati Popular Culture, French, Russian
A well known diminutive of both Tatiana and Tatischeff.
Dycian German (East Prussian), Hebrew
The surname "Dycian" is quite rare, with limited information available regarding its origin or meaning. One suggestion proposes that it may derive from the German word "dicyan," meaning "cyanogen," a chemical compound... [more]
Esteb English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Topographic name from Middle English est + hawe ‘east enclosure’ (Old English ēast + haga), denoting a dweller ‘at the east enclosure’, or from a lost minor place so named... [more]
Volksmärchen German
A German surname meaning "folk tale".
Occhirossi Italian
Means "red eyes" in Italian.
Cases Catalan
Catalan family name. Plural of 'casa' meaning 'house', possibly given to people who were given or built a manor or town house or had a slightly better than normal dwelling for their location/village etc..... [more]
Chernykh Russian
Derived from Russian черный (chernyy) meaning "black".
Redfield Scottish
Anglicized form of the Scottish habitational name Reidfuyrd, meaning "reedy ford".
Sawade German
German form of Zawada.
Khrupkin Belarusian, Russian
From Russian and Belarusian хрупкий (khrupkiy) meaning "fragile".
Tsudzumi Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as either 鼓 or 都積 with 鼓 (ko, tsudzumi) meaning "beat, drum, muster, rouse", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis" and 積 (seki, tsu.mu, tsu.mori, tsu.moru, -dzu.mi) meaning "acreage, amass, contents, load, pile, up, stack, volume."... [more]
Bergling Swedish
Combination of Swedish berg "mountain" and the common surname suffix -ing "belonging to, coming from". It has also been found as a spelling variant of similarly spelled names, such as Berlin... [more]
Hergenöther German
Habitational name for someone from Hergenroth near Limburg or from Hergenrode near Darmstadt, both in Hessen.
Graden Scottish
Habitational name from the lands of Graden in Berwickshire.
Rautiainen Finnish
Derived from Finnish rautio "smith".
Ó Céirín Irish
Meaning ‘descendant of Céirín’, a personal name from a diminutive of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black’. English patronymic -s has been added superfluously.
Inose Japanese
From Japanese 猪 (ino) meaning "wild boar" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Õmblus Estonian
Õmblus is an Estonian surname meaning "seam" and "stitching".
Sargis Armenian
From the given name Sargis.
Busse German, English
German: variant of Buss. ... [more]
Lunavelasco Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Un-hyphenated combination of the last names, Luna, and Velasco forming its’ own name. Luna meaning “the moon” in Latin as well as multiple languages. Velasco meaning “crow” or “raven”.
Selander Swedish
Combination of Swedish sel "stretch of calm water in a river or stream" and the common surname suffix -ander (originally from Greek aner "man"). The first element, sel, is also a common place name element in Northern Sweden and it's possible that this name is both ornamental and locational in origin.
Carnegie Scottish
Habitational name from a place called Carnegie, near Carmyllie in Angus, from Gaelic cathair an eige "fort at the gap".
Takagaki Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "high, tall" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "fence".
Gaekwad Indian, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Marathi गायकवाड (see Gayakwad).
Smart English
From Old English (smeart) meaning "quick". This surname was used to refer to person who worked as a handyman.
Uustalu Estonian
Uustalu is an Estonian surname meaning "new farmstead".
Di Martino Italian
From the given name Martino.
Mutlu Turkish
Means "happy, glad" in Turkish.
Tserenov Kalmyk
Means "son of Tseren".
Boliver Welsh, English
Derived from Welsh ap Oliver meaning "son of Oliver".
Kazue Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 主計 (kazue) meaning "(Ancient Japan) tax officer".... [more]
Bateer Chinese
Most likely of Outer Mongolian origin.
Mccorquodale Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thorcadaill "son of Thorketill" a personal name borrowed from Scandinavian meaning "Thor's kettle"... [more]
Jõhvi Estonian
Jõhvi is an Estonian surname derived from "jõhvikas", meaning "cranberry".
Teunis Dutch
From the given name Teunis.
Hamdy Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Hamdi.
Shenberger English (?)
The name Shenberger comes from a common mix up with the archaic Austrian-German surname Schoenberg; meaning "Beautiful Mountain."
Wynter English
Variant of Winter.
Marcato Italian, Venetian
From the given name Marchino.
Ingles Spanish
Spanish (Inglés): ethnic term denoting someone of English origin, from Spanish Inglés ‘English’.
Woodcraft English (British)
Occupational name for a woodworker.
Clague Manx
Shortened Anglicization of either Gaelic Mac Luathóg "son of Luathóg", itself derived from a diminutive of Gaelic luath, Manx leah "swift", or from Gaelic Mac Laoghóg "son of Laoghóg", which is derived from a diminutive of Gaelic laogh and Manx lheiy "calf".
Bar Zohar Hebrew
Combination of the surnames Bar and Zohar.
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