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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Edgely English
A surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, and a place name taken from either a village in Cheshire or one in Shropshire. The name means “park by the wood” in Old English.
Kung Swedish
Swedish cognate of King.
Mcateer Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an tSaoir "son of the craftsman" (cf. McIntyre)
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.
Clemons English
Means "son of Clement". Variant of Clement.
Pajumets Estonian
Pajumets is an Estonian surname meaning "willow forest".
Houle French (Quebec)
Either from Old French hole, houle, "hole, cave", or a deformation of Houde.
Travchuk Ukrainian
Either from Ukrainian трава (trava) "grass" or травень (traven') "May (month)", both ultimately deriving from Old Slavic трѣва (trěva) "grass".
Hertig German
Hertig is associated with the popular German personal name Hartwig, meaning "hard-battle."
Marker German
Status name for someone who lived on an area of land that was marked off from the village land or woodland, Middle High German merkære.
MacGillivray Scottish
Anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gillebhràth meaning "son of the servant of judgement".
Pardy English (Modern)
English (Dorset) variant of Perdue.
Wijeratne Sinhalese
From Sanskrit विजय (vijaya) meaning "victory" and रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure".
Ó Cearbhalláin Irish
It means "descendant of Cearbhallán".
Jacobo Spanish
From the given name Jacobo.
Redlinger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from Redling in Bavaria, Germany.
Rego Portuguese
Primarily Iberian, particularly Portuguese in origin. A topographic name for someone who lived by a channel.
Rashad Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Rashad.
Talwar Indian
Sikh name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community, derived from Panjabitəlwār ‘sword’ (Sanskrit taravāri).
Oppara Indian, Tamil
It is a Tamil name, denoting an agricultural occupation.
Söder Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "south".
Asp Swedish
Means "aspen tree" in Swedish.
Jderoiu Romanian
Derived from Romanian jder meaning "marten".
Saroudo Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 佐良土 (see Sarōdo).
Yvenson English
Meaning, "son of Evan" or "son of Ivan."
Baguio Filipino, Cebuano
Hispanicized form of Cebuano bagyo meaning "typhoon, storm".
Jayawickreme Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ජයවික්‍රම (see Jayawickrama).
Blas Spanish
From the given name Blas.
Celms Latvian
Means "stump".
Juul Danish, Norwegian
Alternate form of Juhl. This variant of the name can be traced back to the 13th century as the name of a Danish noble family still alive today. The family is sometimes referred to as "Juul med liljen" meaning "Juul with the fleur-de-lis" in reference to their coat-of-arms, as a way to distinguish them from another Danish noble family - the Juel-family - who in turn are known as "Juel with the star"... [more]
Van Doren Dutch, Flemish
Variant form of Van Doorn.
Tovmassian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Թովմասյան (see Tovmasyan).
Vasilakis Greek
Means "son of Vasilis".
Winterberg German
Habitational name from any of several places named with Middle High German winter "winter" and berg "mountain".
Emre Turkish
Derived from the given name Emre.
Inayat Urdu
Derived from the given name Inayat.
Policicchio Italian
Uncertain etymology.
Enoshima Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay", ノ (no) which is a particle of possession, and 島 (shima) meaning "island". This can refer to the island in the Kanagawa prefecture.
Ardies Irish
Irish Isle Of Ards
Ozaki Japanese
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Sasako Japanese
Sasa means "bamboo grass" and no means "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac: the rat".
Khalaf Arabic
From the given name Khalaf.
Bozan Turkish
Means "witherer, expunger, spoiler" in Turkish.
Eras Spanish
From the medieval personal name Egas, probably of Visigothic origin. This surname is very rare in Spain; it is found mainly in Ecuador... [more]
Kröll German
From Middle High German krellen "to claw", a nickname for a snappish or cruel person. Compare Kreul.
Finck English, German
From the German word for "finch" a type of bird
Wijewardane Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජේවර්ධන (see Wijewardana).
Mukhopadhyay Bengali
From Sanskrit मुख्य (mukhya) meaning "chief" and उपाध्याय (upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, instructor, priest".
Hemmings English
Derived from the given name Hemming. It is the last name of the band member of Five Seconds of Summer (5sos), Luke Hemmings.
Sijbrandij Frisian
Comes from the Dutch name Sijbren which originates from the Roman Sybrandus
Dowd English
Derived from the given name Doude.
Mower German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Maurer and Mauer.
Pepe Italian
From the given name Giuseppe.
Tati Popular Culture, French, Russian
A well known diminutive of both Tatiana and Tatischeff.
Mesly French
Variant of Mesley.
Piotrowicz Polish
Means "son of Piotr".
Dusch Romansh
Derived from the given name Dusch.
Daudzai Pashto
Means "son of Daud" in Pashto.
Frame English, Scottish
From the Old English word fram, meaning "vigorous, strong, brave".
Knappe German
German variant of Knapp.
Stofflet Alsatian (Rare)
Derived from the given name Stoffel in combination with the diminutive suffix -et.
Kazi Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Bengali form of Qazi as well as an alternate transcription of Hindi काज़ी and Urdu قاضی.
Grumpy English, English (American)
Grumpy was english name possibly origin of Germanic languages and other spoken languages or other European languages
Jesień Polish
Derived from Polish jesień "autumn".
Murton English
habitational name from any of various places in northern England called Murton all named in Old English as "settlement or enclosure at the marsh or moor" from mor "marsh, fen, moor" and tun "enclosure, settlement"... [more]
Ervin English (American)
meaning : little hare
Ordorika Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Muxika, Spain, possibly derived from Basque ordo "plain, field, meadow" and ori "yellow" combined with the toponymic suffix -ika meaning "slope" or "place of".
Fulcar Spanish (Latin American)
Most common in the Dominican Republic.
Sitdikov Bashkir, Tatar
Either derived from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq) meaning "friend" or صَادِق (ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious".
Abeyewickreme Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala අබේවික්‍රම (see Abeywickrama).
Carlotti Italian
From the given name Carlo.
Galijašević Bosnian
Means "galley worker" or "man from Gaul".... [more]
Sanguinetti Italian, Judeo-Italian
From Sanguinetto, the name of two places in Genova and Verona provinces.
Sunagawa Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Lamarche French
French: topographic name or habitational name, a variant of LaMarque.
Rosenthal German, Jewish
name for any of numerous places named rosenthal or rosendahl. means " rose valley"
Ninka Albanian (Modern)
First recognized in the early 1800s as a surname in and around Albania and the Balkans, and due to migration it has spread to a few different places across the world. Very little is known about this surname as there are very few records of it.
Iribe English
1 Southern English: unexplained.... [more]
Uusmees Estonian
Uusmees is an Estonian surname meaning "new man".
Siinmaa Estonian
Siinmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "here/herein land".
Zacky German
Americanized form of German Zacher . German: occupational name for a farmer, from dialect zackern 'to plow', from Middle High German ze acker gān 'to go to the field'.
Severson Norwegian (Americanized)
Alternate spelling of Syverson, son of Syver
Goldstein Jewish
Means "gold stone" in German.
Lööw Swedish
Variant of Löf.
Occhiogrosso Italian
Descriptive nickname meaning "big eye".
Basista Polish, Czech, Slovak
Occupational name for a double-bass player.
Atley English
Variant of Atlee.... [more]
Addamo Italian
Variant of Adamo.
Filiz Turkish
Means "sprout, bud, shoot" in Turkish.
Pontiff French
Means "bridge builder". Comes from the French word pont, which means bridge. ... [more]
Sengsouvanh Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ສຸວັນ (souvanh) meaning "gold".
Hazzard English
Variant spelling of Hazard.
Movchan Ukrainian
Means "silent one".
Rachels English
This surname is derived from the given name Rachel.
Rover English, German (Anglicized)
This surname is derived from Middle English roof (from Old English hrof) combined with the agent suffix (i)er, which denotes someone who does/works with something. Thus, the surname was originally used for a constructor or repairer of roofs.... [more]
Rosenbaum Jewish
Ornamental adoption of modern German Rosenbaum "rose bush".
Livengood German
The surname LIVENGOOD is the Americanized version of Leibendgut. Leibengut is Swiss-German in origin. It has been written as Livengood and Levengood in America. Records show the family name back to 1550, in Aarwangen, Canton of Berne, Switzerland... [more]
O'Keeffe Irish
Variant of O'Keefe. A notable bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).
Sadeghzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Sadegh" in Persian.
Nadyozhkin Russian
Derived from Russian надёжа (nadyozha) meaning "hope".
Kilmester German
Kilmester is attested as a surname near Rostock in the 13th century.
Hosoyama Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, fine, narrow" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Maghribi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic المغرب (al-Maghrib) meaning "the west", also referring to the country of Morocco. It could be used to refer to a Moroccan person or (in English) someone from the Maghreb region of Northern Africa.
Tzur Jewish
Means "rock, cliff" in Hebrew.
Van Bronckhorst Dutch
Means "from Bronckhorst", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands, itself derived from Dutch brink meaning "village green, edge, slope" and horst meaning "overgrown elevated place" or "higher located brushwood"... [more]
Dealava Spanish
Uruguay name
Heather English
Topographic name, a variant of Heath with the addition of the habitational suffix -er. This surname is widespread in southern England, and also well established in Ireland.
Restivo Italian
Derived from Sicilian restivu meaning "uncommunicative, reserved, shy; wayward, contrary" or "stammering, stuttering", as well as "difficult, obstinate" in reference to farm animals.
De Beer Dutch, Afrikaans, South African
Means "the bear" or "the boar" in Dutch and Afrikaans, a nickname for a person who resembled the animal in some way, such as being very large, strong, or aggressive, or a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting one... [more]
Luijten Dutch
From the given name Luit or Luitje, a diminutive form of names beginning with the element liud "people".
Maserati Italian
Most notably the Italian luxury car manufacturer Maserati, founded in Bologna, Italy all the way back in December 1914.
Noda Japanese
Combination of the kanji 野 (no, "area, field, hidden part of a structure; wild, rustic") and 田 (ta, "rice paddy, field"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (野田 佳彦; b. 1957).
Wilm German
From a short form of the given name Wilhelm.
Waldstein German, Jewish
Habitational surname for a person from a place in Bohemia called Waldstein, which is derived from Middle High German walt "forest" + stein "stone".
Ulyanovsky Russian
Means "son of Ulyan".
Birdwhistle English (Rare)
derived from whistling like a bird or the sound of the birds were sold.
Flutterby English
An English name once used to describe a butterfly.
Kurylenko Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian курити (kuryty), meaning "to smoke". A famous bearer is Ukrainian-French actress and model Olga Kurylenko (1979-).
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.
Nerënxa Albanian
Derived from Albanian nerënxë "bitter orange".
Zagórowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within either the Lesser Polish village of Zagórowa or the Greater Polish town of Zagórów.
Mopantokobogo Zulu
From Zulu meaning "big man".
Single English
Topographic name derived from Old English sengel meaning "burnt clearing" or "brushwood".
Tozer English
Tozer is a surname commonly believed to have originated in Devon, South West England. It is a reference to the occupation of carding of wool which was originally performed by the use of teasels (Latin carduus), via the Middle English word tōsen, to tease (out).
Mesina Italian
From Sardinian mesina "keg, small barrel", probably given as a nickname to someone with a round or fat build.
Cherki Arabic (Maghrebi), Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic شرقي (sharqiyy) meaning "eastern, one from the east".
Ovenden English
A habitational name perhaps derived from Ovingdean (Sussex) or Ovenden (Yorkshire)... [more]
Hiiemets Estonian
Hiiemets is an Estonian surname meaning "sacred grove forest".
Zubayraeva Chechen
Feminine transcription of Chechen Зубайраев (see Zubayraev).
Pozo Spanish (Caribbean)
Means "well", as in wishing well
Wenzel German
Variant of Wentzel or from the given name Wenzel
Giaccone Italian
Probably a modification of the given name Giacomo.
Dulay Filipino, Tagalog
Occupational name for a picker of fruit or a gatherer of bird nests, from Tagalog dulay meaning "climbing a tree".
Yokose Japanese
Yoko means "beside next to" and se means "current, ripple".
Zalusky Ukrainian
Derives from the Slavic word zalew, meaning "bay" or "flooded area". Given to families who lived near water or areas that flooded often.
Kiff German
Topographic name from a Westphalian dialect Kiff "outhouse, tied cottage, shack".
Veskijärv Estonian
Veskijärv is an Estonian surname meaning "(water)mill lake".
Tokinoue Japanese (Rare)
Toki means "time", no means "therefore, of", and ue means "above, top, upper".
Labib Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Labib.
Bonaduce Italian
From the Latin phrase bona duce fortuna, "with good luck as your guide".
Profitendieu Literature
Used by André Gide in his novel "The Counterfeiters."
Baumkötter German (Modern)
From the German words 'Baum' meaning 'tree' and 'Kötter' a type of villager who dwelt in a cottage, similar to the Scottish Cotter. "Presumably a 'Baumkötter' earned money from a small orchard on their property."
D'aureville French
This surname literally means "from Aureville". Aureville is a commune in southwestern France, which was established in late medieval times. It derives its name from Latin aurea villa or villa aurea which literally means "golden country-house, golden farm" but of course later came to mean "golden village".
Siobhán Irish
From the given name Siobhán.
Aja Spanish
Means "adze" in Spanish, denoting a person who uses the tool.
Pavlić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Pavle".
Sanabra Catalan
Catalan cognate of Seabra.
Kadohata Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hata means "field".
Baez Spanish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Spanish Báez, which might be a different form of Peláez (cf. Páez). A famous bearer is American singer and activist Joan Baez (1941-).... [more]
Vesti Romansh
Derived from the given name Silvester.
Oman Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).
Hood Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hUid meaning "descendant of Ud", a given name of uncertain derivation. Compare Mahood.
Alnemy Flemish
Only know relation claims birth in East Flanders. Arabic speakers believe it may be of Syrian or Saudi Arabian origin.
Arnould French
Variant of Arnaud.
Warton English
"From the poplar-tree farm"
Mahler German
Variant of Maler, a German occupational surname meaning "painter", particularly a stained glass painter.... [more]
Hata Japanese
This is an ancient surname that is another form of Haneda.
Krais German, Brazilian
Brazilian adaptation of the German surname Greis; altered for easier comprehension by the Portuguese-speaking population of Brazil.
Gosling English
1. variant of Joslin - see Jocelyn, Jocelyn. ... [more]
Alfredi Italian
Derived from the given name Alfredo.
Trotta Italian
From Italian trota meaning "trout" or from the medieval female nickname Trotta the Italian cognate of Trude.
Sampulna Filipino, Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Samporna.
Datu Filipino, Tagalog
Means "chief" in Tagalog.
Glass Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of the epithet glas "gray, green, blue" or any of various Gaelic surnames derived from it.
Kayashima Japanese
From Japanese 萱 (kaya) meaning "miscanthus reed" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Baghdasarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Բաղդասարյան (see Baghdasaryan).
Nerman Swedish
Possibly a combination of Swedish nedre "lower, southern" and man "man".
Inderrieden Dutch (Americanized)
Variant of Dutch in der Rieden, possibly derived from German ried "reed", or from a cognate of Old English rith "stream".
Bubien Polish
The name came originally from France. An officer of Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Russian war, in 1812 stayed in Poland and married. One of his sons, became a regional Judge and large land owner in the Belarus area of Poland... [more]
Wilhelmsson Swedish
Means "son of Wilhelm".
Santisteban Spanish
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Santisteban or Santesteban (from the Latin genitive form Sancti Stephani) for a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Stephen.
Tulip English
Habitational name for a person who lived in an area abundant with tulips.
Tsujino Japanese
From Japanese 辻 (tsuji) meaning "crossroad" and 野 (no) meaning "field, civilian".
Hamburg German, Jewish
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from the great city and port at the mouth of the river Elbe, named with the Germanic elements ham ‘water meadow’ + burg ‘fortress’, ‘fortified town’.
Zuleta Spanish, Basque
Variant of Zulueta, which comes from the Basque topographic name 'zulo' meaning ‘hole hollow’ + the collective suffix '-eta' meaning "place or group of."
Punla Tagalog
Means "seedling, sprout" in Tagalog.
Mimoun Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from the given name Mimoun.
Wittenborn Low German
Habitational name from any of several places so named, for example near Bad Segeberg and near Neubrandenburg.
Chomchuen Thai
Means "congratulations" from Thai ชม (chom) meaning "see, watch, praise, admire" and ชื่น (chuen) meaning "happy, joyful, delighted".
Bragança Portuguese
From the city of Bragança in Portugal. It's also the name of the Royal House that ruled Portugal from 1640 to 1910.
Kendo Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (ken) meaning "fist" and 藤 (do, dou, dō) meaning "wisteria"
Hilot Filipino, Cebuano
Means "massage" in Cebuano.
Bondevik Norwegian
From Old Norse bóndi "farmer" and vik "inlet".
Blasquez Spanish
From the medieval diminutive Velasco, from the Basque word 'bela' meaning "crow", and the diminutive suffix 'sko'.
Hofman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Hoffmann.
Somsanith Lao
From Lao ສົມ (som) meaning "worthy, suitable, proper" and ສະນິດ (sanith) meaning "type, kind".
Floerchinger German
Habitational name for someone from Flörchingen in the Saar region.
Neyama Japanese
Ne means "root" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Blaxton English
There are two possible origins for this surname; one- from the name of the village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire, England) on the border of Lincolnshire, or two- from the Old English personal name Blaecstan, meaning "black stone"
Peurala Finnish
Probably derived from the Finnish peura meaning "deer" with the suffix -la indicating a place.
Kaetsu Japanese
From Japanese 嘉 (Ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", and 悦 (etsu) meaning "ecstasy, joy, rapture". Other kanji combinations are possible, and can create alternate meanings.
Svirydzienka Belarusian
Derived from the given name Sviryd.
Jacqueman French
Alsace-Lorraine
Timpano Italian
for working stone in big buildings, like temples
Kholodinin Russian
From kholodnii, meaning "cold".
Venturelli Italian
Especially used in Northern Italy
Harju Finnish
Means "esker", a long ridge formed by a river flowing underneath a glacier.
Neukirch German, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Middle High German niuwe meaning "new" and kirch meaning "church".
Ba Chinese
Chinese from the name of the kingdom of Ba, which existed in Sichuan during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc). Descendants of some of the ruling class adopted the name of the kingdom as their surname... [more]
Maddaloni Italian
Habitational name from Maddaloni, a town in Campania, South Italy, of uncertain etymology. Theories include a derivation from Arabic مِجْدَل (majdal) "fortress, tower", or from a now-destroyed monastery dedicated to Mary Magdalene, among others.
Sobolev Russian
Variant of Sobol.
Reus Catalan
From the name of a city in Catalonia, Spain.
Hermes German, Dutch
From a pet form of the name Herman.
Okie Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and e means "inlet, river".