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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Judge English
Occupational name for a public official whose duty it is to administer the law, or a nickname for someone who acted like a judge, derived from Old French juge "judge, arbiter", from Latin iudex.
Jingu Japanese
Formed with 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan, kou) meaning "god" and 宮 (kyuu, guu, kuu, miya) meaning "palace, shrine".
Kihlberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish kil "wedge" and berg "mountain".
Ogura Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".
Warnasuriya Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit वर्ण (varna) meaning "colour, appearance, form" and सूर्य (surya) meaning "sun".
João Portuguese
From the given name João.
Zager German
habitational name from ZAGER, a place near Wollin
Aune Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse auðn "wasteland, desolate place".
Kawahara Japanese
From Japanese 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Siaw Akan
Meaning unknown.
Palfreyman English
Variant of Palfrey combined with the suffix man.
Clavero English, Catalan
1 English: occupational name from Old French clavier ‘doorkeeper’ (from Latin clavis ‘key’).... [more]
Acuff English (American)
Possibly a derived from Aculf, a variant of the Old Norse given name Agúlfr, composed of agi "awe, terror, fear" and ulfr "wolf"... [more]
Favaro Italian
Derivative of Fava "broad bean".
Grohl German
Meaning uncertain, but likely a variant of Groll.
Conatser English (Anglicized)
A variant of the German last name Konitzer.
Vliet Dutch
Means "brook" in Dutch.
Boonsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญศรี (see Bunsi).
Alasoo Estonian
Alasoo is an Estonian surname meaning "area/region swamp".
Kuoni Romansh
Derived from the given name Conrad.
Manukyan Armenian
Means "son of Manuk".
Zakrisson Swedish
Means "son of Zakris" in Swedish.
Nanthavong Lao
From Lao ນັນທະ (nantha) meaning "pleasure, delight" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Qadri Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Qadir.
Diabate Western African
From the name of the Diabaté clan of the Mandinka and the closely related Soninke peoples, usually interpreted as “the irresistible.”
Defilippo Italian
The Italian surname De Filippo is a patronymic name created from the first name of a male ancestor. As a first name, it is derived from the Latin "Philippus,". This name is composed of the element "philos" which means "friend," and "hippos," meaning "horse.
Lõhmussaar Estonian
Lõhmussaar is an Estonian surname meaning "linden island".
Bobiński Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bobin or Bobino.
Shiojiri Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 尻 (jiri) meaning "rear, end, back".... [more]
Herold English, Dutch, German
From the given name Herold. This was the surname of David Herold, one of the conspirators in the Abraham Lincoln assassination plot.
Löfdahl Swedish
Combination of Swedish löv "leaf" and dal "valley".
Kononenko Ukrainian
Means "son of Konon 2".
Kääramees Estonian
Kääramees is an Estonian surname meaning "loop/crook man" (man from near a loop or crook in the landscape).
Ahmat Western African
From the given name Ahmat.
Gillard English
English from a pejorative derivative of the personal name Giles.
Mida Japanese
Variant of Mita.
Ariganello Italian
This surname is concentrated in the southern Italian region Calabria.
Schauer German
The Schauer surname comes from the Middle High German word "schouwen" meaning "to inspect;" as such, the name is thought to have originally been occupational, for some kind of inspector, perhaps an official of a market.
Randmets Estonian
Randmets is an Estonian surname meaning "beach/seashore forest".
Cojuangco Chinese (Filipino)
From the name of family patriarch Kho Giok Hoan (許玉寰), a 19th-century Chinese-Filipino businessman originally from Fujian. He was also known by his Hokkien nickname Khó͘ Hoân-ko (許寰哥) meaning "brother Kho Hoan", comprised of 許 (Khó͘), the Hokkien romanization of his surname, 寰 (Hoân), the second syllable of his given name, and 哥 (ko), a male honorific meaning "brother"... [more]
Ecklund Swedish (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Eklund.
Kuntu Estonian
Kuntu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "kunde" meaning "customer".
Stegal English
Variant of Styles.
Noon English
Either (i) from a medieval nickname for someone of a sunny disposition (noon being the sunniest part of the day); or (ii) from Irish Gaelic Ó Nuadháin "descendant of Nuadhán", a personal name based on Nuadha, the name of various Celtic gods (cf... [more]
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]
Manteuffel German
The Manteuffel family is the name of an old and influential German Pomeranian noble family. Manteuffel family was first mentioned in 1256, but the family history officially begins with Henricus Manduvel who is first mentioned on 14... [more]
De Rijke Dutch
Means "the rich one", from Dutch rijk "rich, wealthy, abundant".
Osmar English
Variant of Hosmer.
Yalçınkaya Turkish
Means "steep rock", derived from Turkish yalçın meaning "steep" and kaya meaning "rock, cliff".
Levísdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Leví" in Icelandic.
Boychuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian бій (biy), meaning "battle, fight, war".
Berwald German, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Originally derived from the given name Bernwald, composed of Old High German bern, bero "bear" and wald "ruler"... [more]
Miyasaka Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".
İlhan Turkish
From the given name İlhan
Ninh Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Ning, from Sino-Vietnamese 寧 (ninh).
Boi French
Variant of Bois.
Detrick English (American)
Americanized form of Dietrich.
Wadley English
From a place in England named with Old English wad "woad" or the given name Wada combined with Old English leah "woodland clearing".
Dela Fuente Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of De la Fuente primarily used in the Philippines.
Jōnouchi Japanese
From Japanese 城 (jō) meaning "castle"; 之 (no), a possessive particle; and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Aggarwal Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi अग्रवाल or Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਗਰਵਾਲ (see Agarwal).
Brookhaven English (American)
Habitational name from multiple settlements called Brookhaven.
Brunton English (Rare)
From Old English burna meaning "stream" and tun, settlement; hence, "settlement by a stream".
Vassie French, English
Meaning "playful or merry" for a cheerful person.
Muroi Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".
Coker English
Variant of Cocker.
Baboli Mazanderani
Means “from Babol”.
Farooqi Muslim
Muslim: Arabic family name (Fārūqī), denoting someone descended from or associated with someone called Farooq , in particular a descendant of the khalif ῾Umar.
Shchepkin Russian
From Russian щепка (shchepka) meaning "sliver, splinter, chip".
Myōchin Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 明珍 (myōchin), the 2 characters used in 明らかに珍しい (akiraka ni mezurashii) meaning "evidently rare". This is from the event in the Heian Period, of an armorer who created an armor that was then praised by Emperor Konoe... [more]
Yaremchuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Yarema".
Westergren Swedish
Combination of Swedish väster "western" and gren "branch".
Kunimura Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
Taha Arabic
From the given name Taha.
Trubetskoy Russian
Meaning ‘From Trubetsk’.
Sackhoff German
Occupational name for a farmer who cultivated land to grow plants, particularly crops, derived from Middle High German sack meaning "sack, end of a valley, area of cultivation" and hof meaning "farmstead, manor, farm"... [more]
Häkkinen Finnish
From given name Heikki
Mifune Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 御 (mi) meaning "honourable" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".
Aasala Estonian
Aasala is an Estonian surname meaning "wild/meadow area".
Guertin French
A French surname that evolved from the Old Germanic given name Warin meaning "to guard" or "protection". This surname was often given as an occupational name for a guard, or someone who served as a protector in their community.
Viard French
from the ancient Germanic personal name Withard from the elements widu "wood forest" and hard "hard".
Külvet Estonian
Külvet is an Estonian surname derived from "külv" meaning "sowing (seeds)" and "seeding".
Holloman English (British)
Nickname, perhaps ironic, from Middle English holy ‘holy’ + man ‘man’.
Okuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).
Sylvestre French
From the given name Sylvestre.
Stoter English (Modern)
Of Dutch origin and still in use there in a restricted region. Herder of large animals such as cattle or horses. May share a root with Ostler (unverified). Note: Stot in Scottish dialect still means a young bull.... [more]
Takeyoshi Japanese
From 武 (take) meaning "military" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck, fortune".
Lall Estonian
Lall is an Estonian surname derived from "lell" meaning "uncle".
Chanda Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "moon".
Kaasa Estonian
Kaasa is an Estonian surname meaning "along" and "with", as well as "spouse".
Semo Judeo-Italian (Italianized, Archaic)
Semo whose meaning can be Simas or simeon or simão or corruptions of onesimus
Palladio Italian
Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. He designed churches and palaces, but he was best known for his country houses and villas. The architectural treatise, The Four Books of Architecture, summarizes his teachings... [more]
Kyrylenko Ukrainian
Means "child of Kyrylo".
Taisacan Chamorro
Chamorro for "without year or age"
Hứa Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xu 2, from Sino-Vietnamese 許 (hứa).
Clunie Scottish
Scottish form of Irish Cloney.
Sakurasaka Japanese
Sakura means "cherry blossom" and saka means "cape, peninsula".
Waud English
From Old English weald meaning "forest".
Miyaki Japanese
Miya means "shrine" and ki means "tree, wood ".
Apas Filipino, Cebuano
Means "catch up with, overtake" in Cebuano.
Ashcroft English
English (chiefly Lancashire) topographic name from Middle English æsc ‘ash tree’ + croft ‘enclosure’, or a habitational name from a minor place named with these elements.
Szot Polish
Nickname for a fish seller with a bad reputation, from szot "bad herring".
Ilosaar Estonian
Ilosaar is an Estonian surname meaning "merry island".
Di Taranto Italian
Habitational name for someone from the city of Taranto the provincial capital of Apulia. Variant of Taranto and Tarantino.
Dell English
From Old English dell "small valley, hollow, dell".
Orzabal Spanish
Used by Roland Orzabal.
Holovchak Rusyn, Lemko
Lemko Rusyn version of Holovko.
Jaaksoo Estonian
Jaaksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Jaak's swamp" in Estonian. However, it most likely derived from a corruption of the surname "Jackson" or "Jaakson" that has been Estonianized.
Lang Estonian
Lang is an Estonian surname meaning "relative" and "in-law".
Bones English
Derives from bon, "good" in Old French.
Ōgushi Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 串 (kushi) meaning "skewer, spit".
Geisberger German
Regional name for someone who lives in Geisburg, Geisa or near any mountain called Geisberg.
Calliari Italian
Northern Italian variant of Calligaris.
Apanecatl Nahuatl
Possibly related to Nahuatl apantli, "canal, channel, water ditch".
Anderssen Norwegian
Means "son of Anders".
Senti Romansh
Derived from the given name Maxentius.
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.
Wyler English
English: variant of Wheeler or a respelling of Jewish Weiler.
Aceto Italian
Variant of Accetto.
S-charplaz Romansh
Derived from the given name S-cher and Romansh plaz "place".
Danson English
Means "son of Dan 2".
Chionas Greek
Likely derived from modern Greek χιόνι (chioni) meaning "snow".
Gau German
Habitational name from any of various places named with Middle High German gau, göu ‘area of fertile agricultural land’.
Kollodzieyski Polish (Rare)
Best known as the surname of a certain composer called Walter Kollo.
Bulgaria Italian, Spanish
Originally an ethnic name or regional name for someone from Bulgaria or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with Bulgaria, which is named after the Turkic tribe of the Bulgars, itself possibly from a Turkic root meaning "mixed".
Ebanks English
Probably a variant of Eubanks.
Ichibangase Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 一番ヶ瀬 (Ichibangase), a clipping of 一番ヶ瀬上 (Ichibangasekami) or 一番ヶ瀬下 (Ichibangaseshimo), both divisions in the division of Haramaki in the area of Sefuri in the city of Kanzaki in the prefecture of Saga in Japan.... [more]
Lubrański Polish
This indicates familial origin either within the Kuyavian town of Lubraniec or the adjacent village of Lubrańczyk.
Oved Hebrew
From the given name Oved.
Kaganov Jewish (Russified)
Russified version of Cohen.
Puente Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places named Puente, from puente ‘bridge’.
Kadohira Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hira means "peace, level, even".
Zharkov Russian
Possibly derived from Russian жаркий (zharkiy) "hot".
Kosarin Polish, Russian, Jewish
Derived from the surname Kosarinsky.
Chincoya Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain.
Mätas Estonian
Mätas is an Estonian surname meaning "sod" or "turf".
Drakopoulos Greek
Descendant or son of the dragon.
Hirose Japanese
From Japanese 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
De Marco Italian
From the given name Marco.
Senjū Japanese
From Japanese 千 (sen) meaning "thousand" and 住 (jū) meaning "abode, residence".
Horikoshi Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "moat" and 越 (koshi) meaning "across".
Schoenwetter German
German (Schönwetter): nickname for someone with a happy disposition, from Middle High German schœn ‘beautiful’, ‘fine’, ‘nice’ + wetter ‘weather’.
Ofer Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Ofer, means "fawn" in Hebrew.
Holzhauer German
Occupational name for a "lumberjack, woodsman" with the element holz "forest".
Tsukiyomi Japanese
Means 'moon god' or something like that.
Haud Estonian
Haud is an Estonian surname meaning "grave" and "tomb".
Blonder Jewish
Inflected form of Blond.
Tripolino Italian
Locational name that originally designated a person who came from Tripoli, a common name of multiple places in Ancient Greece and Modern Greece, all derived from Greek prefix τρι- (tri-) "three" and πολις (polis) "city, city-state".
Mehdaoui Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Mehdi.
Rulinskas Lithuanian (Latinized, Rare)
Meaning and origin still unknown.
Ha Korean
From Sino-Korean 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream".
Hubertus German, Dutch
From the given name Hubertus.
Länik Estonian
Länik is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "elanik" meaning "occupant", "resident" or "dweller".
Maller German
An occupational name given to a painter of stained glass.
Juuso Finnish
From the given name Juuso.
Abelian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Աբելյան (see Abelyan).
Summerhays English
Probably means "person living by a summer enclosure (where animals were grazed on upland pastures in the summer)" (from Middle English sumer "summer" + hay "enclosure").
Dheerasinghe Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit धीर (dhira) meaning "steady, firm, courageous" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion".
Ganta Frisian
Probably a habitational name for someone from Bant, in the 17th century an island in Friesland, now the village north of Emmeloord in the Noordoostpolder.
Hrachenko Ukrainian
From Ukrainian гра (hra), meaning "game".
Taishi Chinese (Rare, Archaic)
From Chinese 太史 (tàishǐ) meaning "grand historian".
Pesur Estonian
Pesur is an Estonian surname meaning "washer".
Nojima Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Rööp Estonian
Rööp is an Estonian surname meaning "parallel" and "beside".
Crisologo Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Crisólogo primarily used in the Philippines.
Kopernik Polish
Occupational name for a copper miner or copper smelter.
Floris Italian
Cognate to Flores, or a toponym from Sardinian floris "flowers". Possibly from the Latin cognomen Florens meaning "prosperous, flourishing".
Silverstone English
Obviously means "silver stone." In addition to people, this is the name of a racetrack in the village of the same name in England.
Kīnkamäg Livonian
Probably coming from the Livonian coast.
Kopli Estonian
Kopli is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from "koppel", meaning "enclosure" or "paddock".
Federman Yiddish
It literally means "feather man".
Kiya Japanese
Means "tree valley" in Japanese, from 木 (ki) "tree" and 谷 (ya) "valley".
Poortman Dutch
Occupational name for a gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town, from Dutch poort "gate" and man "man, person".
Boo Korean
From Sino-Korean 富 (Bu) meaning "Fortune".
Zvizdić Bosnian
Derived from zvizda, meaning "star".
Vogt Von Soest Medieval German
Toponymic variant of Vogt. Bearers of this surname descend from the Edelherren und Vögte von Soest.
Cubbon Manx
Manx contracted form of the Irish Gaeilge "Mac Ghiobúin". See also McCubbon
Yanabu Japanese
From 柳 (yana) meaning "willow" and 父 (bu) meaning "father".
Leston English
Habitational name from Leiston in Suffolk, so named from Old English leg "beacon fire" and tun "farmstead, settlement".
Khizriev Chechen
Means "son of Khizir".
Kepler German
From Middle High German kappe meaning "hooded cloak". This was an occupational name for someone who made these kind of garments. A notable bearer was German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571–1630).
Natsuki Japanese
Natsu means "summer" and ki means "tree, wood".
New English
Nickname for a newcomer to an area, from Middle English newe meaning "new".
Danielides Greek
Non-modern variant transcription of Daniilidis.
Sereda Ukrainian
Means "wednesday".
Foweather English
Derived from the place name Fawether, Bingley, itself a combination of Middle English fah "multicoloured, stippled" and hather "heather"... [more]
Alanović Serbian
Means "son of Alan" in Serbian.
Citroen Dutch
From Dutch meaning "lemon".
Bennettson English
Means 'Son of Bennett'.
Fujiyasu Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".
Ceddia Italian
Uncertain etymology. Possibly related to Sicilian and Corsican aceddu "bird", from Latin aucellus "little bird".
Wijayatilake Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala විජයතිලක (see Wijayathilaka).
Bischoffshausen German
Derived from the place name Bischoffshausen.
Aydemir Turkish
From the given name Aydemir.
Głownia Polish
Derived from Polish word głownia which means "blade".
Closs German
Variant of Kloss and, in North America, also an altered form of this. It is also found in Lorraine, France.