Surnames of Length 7

This is a list of surnames in which the length is 7.
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Houston Scottish
From a place name meaning "Hugh's town". The original Houston is in Scotland near Glasgow.
Houtman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Holzmann.
Hristov Bulgarian
Means "son of Hristo".
Hubbard English
Derived from the given name Hubert.
Hudnall English
From various English place names, derived from the Old English given name Huda combined with halh "nook, recess".
Hussain Arabic
Derived from the given name Husayn.
Hussein Arabic
From the given name Husayn.
Ignatov Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Ignat".
Iliescu Romanian
Means "son of Ilie".
Íñiguez Spanish
Means "son of Íñigo" in Spanish.
Ionesco Romanian
Variant of Ionescu. French-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994), born Ionescu, is a famous bearer of this surname.
Ionescu Romanian
Means "son of Ion 1" in Romanian.
Isaksen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Isak".
Ivankov Bulgarian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of Ivan.
Iversen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Iver".
Iwamoto Japanese
From Japanese (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Iwasaki Japanese
From Japanese (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Jackman English
Means "servant of Jack".
Jackson English
Means "son of Jack". Famous bearers of this name are the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).
Jacobse Dutch
Variant of Jacobs.
Jacques French
From the French given name Jacques.
Jacquet French
From a diminutive of the given name Jacques.
Jakeman English
Means "servant of Jack".
Jameson English
Means "son of James".
Jamison English
Means "son of James".
Janíček Czech
Derived from the given name Jan 1.
Jansens Dutch
Variant of Jansen.
Jansing Dutch
Variant of Jansen.
Jansink Dutch
Variant of Jansen.
Jansons Latvian
Latvian form of Jansson.
Janssen Dutch
Means "son of Jan 1".
Jansson Swedish
Means "son of Jan 1".
Janvier French
Either from the given name Janvier or the French word janvier meaning "January", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.
Jardine English, Scottish
Means "garden", denoting someone who worked as a gardener.
Jedynak Polish
Means "only child" in Polish.
Jeffers English
Patronymic from the given name Jeffrey. A famous bearer was poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962).
Jeffery English
Derived from the given name Jeffrey.
Jelínek Czech
Diminutive of Jelen.
Jenkins English
From the given name Jenkin, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.
Jenssen Norwegian
Means "son of Jens".
Jensson Icelandic
Means "son of Jens".
Jiménez Spanish
Means "son of Jimeno".
Johnsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of John".
Johnson English
Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).
Jokinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish joki "river".
Jonasen Danish
Means "son of Jonas 2".
Jonkers Dutch
Patronymic form of Jonker.
Jönsson Swedish
Means "son of Jöns".
Jonsson Swedish
Means "son of Jon 1".
Joosten Dutch
Derived from the given name Joost.
Josephs English
Derived from the given name Joseph.
Joubert French
From the given name Gaubert.
Jugovac Croatian
From Croatian jug meaning "south".
Kalniņš Latvian
From Latvian kalns meaning "mountain, hill".
Kanzaki Japanese
From Japanese (kan) meaning "god" and (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Kərimov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Kərim".
Karimov Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Karim". It is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Kərimov.
Kariuki Eastern African, Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Kariuki.
Karlsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Karl".
Kárpáti Hungarian
Derived from Kárpátok, the Hungarian name of the Carpathians.
Kästner German
Means "cabinet maker", derived from Middle High German kaste "box".
Katırcı Turkish
Derived from Turkish katır meaning "mule", a name for a person who made transports by mule.
Kearney Irish
From the Irish name Ó Ceithearnaigh meaning "descendant of Ceithearnach", a given name meaning "warrior".
Kelemen Hungarian
Derived from the given name Kelemen.
Kellogg English
Occupational name for a pig butcher, from Middle English killen "to kill" and hog "pig, swine, hog".
Kendall English
Derived from the town of Kendal in England, so-called from the river Kent, on which it is situated, and Old English dæl meaning "valley, dale".
Kennard English
Derived from the given names Cyneweard or Cyneheard.
Kennedy Irish
From the Irish name Ó Cinnéidigh meaning "descendant of Cennétig". This surname was borne by assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).
Kerekes Hungarian
Occupational name for a maker of wheels, from Hungarian kerék meaning "wheel".
Kermode Manx
Anglicized form of Mac Diarmada (see McDermott).
Kertész Hungarian
Occupational name meaning "gardener" in Hungarian.
Kikkert Dutch
Derived from Dutch kikker meaning "frog".
Kilduff Irish
From the Irish Mac Giolla Dhuibh meaning "son of the black-haired man".
Kimball English
Derived from the Welsh given name Cynbel or the Old English given name Cynebald.
Kinsley English
From the name of a town in West Yorkshire, meaning "clearing belonging to Cyne". The Old English given name Cyne is a short form of longer names beginning with cyne meaning "royal".
Kipling English
From the name of a town in Yorkshire, of Old English origin meaning "Cyppel's people", from a given name Cyppel of unknown meaning. A famous bearer of this name was the author Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936).
Kistler German
Occupational name meaning "chest maker, cabinetmaker" from Middle High German kiste.
Kitchen English
Occupational name for a person who worked in a kitchen (of a monastery for example), derived from Old English cycene, ultimately from Latin coquina.
Klaasen Dutch
Means "son of Klaas".
Kladivo Czech
Means "hammer" in Czech, a nickname for a blacksmith.
Klasson Swedish
Means "son of Klas".
Klausen Danish
Means "son of Klaus".
Klement Czech, Slovak
From the given name Klement.
Kloeten Dutch
Variant of Kloet.
Kneller German
Originally a nickname for a noisy or disruptive person, derived from Old German knellen "to make noise, to cause a disturbance".
Knowles English
From Middle English knoll, Old English cnoll meaning "small hill, knoll". A famous bearer is American singer Beyoncé Knowles (1981-).
Knudsen Danish
Means "son of Knud".
Knutsen Norwegian
Means "son of Knut".
Koemans Dutch
Variant of Koopman.
Koizumi Japanese
From Japanese (ko) meaning "small" and (izumi) meaning "spring, fountain". A notable bearer of this name is Junichiro Koizumi (1942-), who was Prime Minister of Japan.
Kolarić Croatian
Patronymic form of Kolar.
Konishi Japanese
From Japanese (ko) meaning "small" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".
Koopman Dutch
Occupational name meaning "merchant" in Dutch.
Kopecký Czech
Derived from Czech kopec meaning "hill". The name was given to a person who lived close to a hill.
Kopitar Slovene
From Slovene kopito meaning "hoof", an occupational name for a shoer.
Korošec Slovene
Originally indicated a person from Koroška (Carinthia), a medieval Slovene state, now divided between Slovenia and Austria.
Koumans Dutch
Variant of Koopman.
Kovačić Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian
Patronymic derived from South Slavic kovač meaning "blacksmith".
Kovačič Slovene
Slovene form of Kovačić.
Kovalev Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Ковалёв (see Kovalyov).
Krastev Bulgarian
Means "son of Krastyo".
Kravitz Jewish
Occupational name derived from Polish krawiec meaning "tailor".
Krawiec Polish
Means "tailor" in Polish.
Križman Slovene
From Slovene križ meaning "cross".
Krückel German
Nickname for a crippled person or someone who walked with a cane, from Middle High German krücke meaning "cane".
Krūmiņš Latvian
From Latvian krūms meaning "bush, shrub".
Küchler German
Occupational surname for a baker who made small cakes or cookies, derived from Middle High German kuoche "cake, pastry".
Kuipers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.
Kulmala Finnish
From Finnish kulma meaning "corner" with the suffix -la indicating a place.
Kumagai Japanese
From Japanese (kuma) meaning "bear" and (gai) meaning "valley".
Kumięga Polish
Possibly from Polish kum "godfather, friend" or komięga "raft, barge".
Kundert German
Derived from the given name Konrad.
Kuroiwa Japanese
From Japanese (kuro) meaning "black" and (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".
Labelle French
Means "fair, beautiful" in French.
Lacroix French
Means "the cross" in French. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads.
Lafrenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.
Lagorio Italian
From a nickname derived from Ligurian lagö, referring to a type of lizard, the European green lizard. This little reptile is respected because it supposedly protects against vipers.
Lagunov Russian
Patronymic name derived from Russian лагун (lagun) meaning "water barrel". It was used to denote the descendants of a person who made water barrels.
Lakatos Hungarian
Means "locksmith" in Hungarian, a word of Romance origin.
Lamarre French
Variant of Lamar.
Lambert French
Derived from the given name Lambert.
Landvik Norwegian
From the name of a Norwegian town meaning "land inlet".
Langdon English
Derived from the name of various places, of Old English origin meaning "long hill" (effectively "ridge").
Langley 1 English
From any of the various places with this name, all derived from Old English lang "long" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Langley 2 French (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Langlais.
Laninga Frisian
From Frisian lân meaning "land".
Larsson Swedish
Means "son of Lars".
Laterza Italian
From the name of the town of Laterza near Taranto in Apulia. It is typical of southern Italy.
Laurens Dutch
From the given name Laurens.
Laurent French
From the given name Laurent.
Laurenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.
Laurito Italian
From the name of the town of Laurito, near Salerno in the area of Naples.
Laursen Danish
Means "son of Laur", a short form of Laurits.
Lauwens Dutch
From the given name Laurens.
Lauwers Dutch
From the given name Laurens.
Lavigne French
Means "the vineyard" in French, referring to a person who lived close to a vineyard, or was from the town of Lavigny.
Lawrenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.
Lazarov Bulgarian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazzari Italian
Means "son of Lazzaro".
Léandre French
Derived from the given name Léandre.
Leavitt English
From the name of various places called Livet in Normandy, France. They are possibly of Gaulish origin.
Lebedev Russian
From Russian лебедь (lebed) meaning "swan".
Leblanc French
Means "the white", from French blanc "white". The name referred to a person who was pale or whose hair was blond.
Leccese Italian
Variant of Lecce.
Leclair French
Either a variant of Leclerc or from French clair meaning "bright".
Leclerc French
Means "the clerk" in French.
Lécuyer French
From French écuyer meaning "squire, shield-bearer".
Ledford English
From the name of English places called Lydford, derived from hlud meaning "loud, noisy" and ford meaning "ford, river crossing".
Lefèvre French
Occupational name meaning "blacksmith" in Old French, derived from Latin faber.
Legrand French
Means "the tall, the large" in French.
Lehmann German
From Middle High German lehenman meaning "vassal, liege man".
Leitner German
Referred to one who lived on a hillside, from Middle High German lite "slope".
Leitzke German
Either from Leitzkau, the name of a town in Saxony-Anhalt, or from a diminutive of the given name Leutz, a variant of Lutz.
Lemaire French
Means "the mayor" in French. It was a title given to a town official, or else a nickname for someone who was pompous and officious.
Lémieux French
Derived from the place name Leymieux, a town in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.
Lemoine French
Means "the monk" in French. This was typically a nickname or an occupational name for a person who worked in a monastery.
Lengyel Hungarian
Means "Polish" in Hungarian.
Leonard English
Derived from the given name Leonard.
Liepiņš Latvian
From Latvian liepa meaning "linden tree".
Lincoln English
Originally indicated that the bearer was from the English city of Lincoln, called Lindum Colonia by the Romans, derived from Brythonic lindo "lake, pool" and Latin colonia "colony". A famous bearer was Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), president of the United States during the American Civil War.
Lindner German
Variant of Linden.
Lindsay English, Scottish
From the region of Lindsey in Lincolnshire, which means "Lincoln island" in Old English.
Linwood English
Originally from place names meaning "linden tree forest" in Old English.
Lithgow Scottish
Habitation name meaning derived from Brythonic roots meaning "pool hollow". A famous bearer of this name is actor John Lithgow (1945-).
Löfgren Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish löv (Old Norse lauf) meaning "leaf" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".
Lohrenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.
Lomidze Georgian
Means "son of the lion", from Georgian ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion".
Lorentz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.
Lorenzo Spanish
From the given name Lorenzo.
Lukeson English (Rare)
Means "son of Luke".
Lysenko Ukrainian
From a nickname, either from Ukrainian лис (lys) meaning "fox" or лисий (lysy) meaning "bald".
MacBeth Scottish
Derived from the Gaelic given name Mac Beatha meaning "son of life", which denoted a man of religious devotion. This was the name of an 11th-century Scottish king, and the name of a play based on his life by William Shakespeare.
Mac Cába Irish
Irish form of McCabe.
MacCàba Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCabe.
MacCrum Scottish
Anglicized form of MacChruim.
MacDuff Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Dhuibh.
Machado Portuguese, Spanish
Denoted a person who made or used hatchets, derived from Spanish and Portuguese machado "hatchet", both from Latin marculus "little hammer".
Madeira Portuguese
Occupational name for a carpenter, from Portuguese madeira "wood".
Madigan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Madaidhín.
Madison English
Means "son of Maud". A famous bearer of this surname was the fourth American president James Madison (1751-1836).
Maekawa Japanese
From Japanese (mae) meaning "front, forward" and (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Maessen Dutch
Means "son of Maas".
Maestri Italian
Means "master" in Italian.
Maguire Irish
Variant of McGuire.
Mahmoud Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mahmud.
Mahoney Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Mathghamhna meaning "descendant of Mathgamain".
Maiella Italian
From the name of the Maiella massif in Abruzzo, Italy.
Makarov Russian
Means "son of Makar".
Mäkinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish mäki meaning "hill".
Mallory English
From Old French maloret meaning "unfortunate, unlucky", a term introduced to England by the Normans.
Malloye Irish
Variant of Molloy.
Mancini Italian
Diminutive of Manco.
Mancuso Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Manco.
Mangold German
From the given name Managold.
Månsson Swedish
Means "son of Måns".
Marconi Italian
Derived from the given name Marco.
Mariani Italian
From the given name Mariano.
Marinos Greek
Derived from the given name Marinos.
Marinov Bulgarian
Means "son of Marin".
Marques Portuguese
Means "son of Marcos".
Márquez Spanish
Means "son of Marcos".
Marsden English
From a place name derived from Old English mearc "boundary" and denu "valley".
Marston English
From a place name derived from Old English mersc "marsh" and tun "enclosure".
Martens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Marten".
Martini Italian
Derived from the given name Martino.
Martino Italian
From the given name Martino.
Martins English, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Martin.
Marušić Croatian
Matronymic name meaning "son of Marija".
Maruška Czech
Derived from the given name Marie.
Matějka Czech
Derived from the given name Matěj.
Mathers English
Occupational name meaning "mower, cutter of hay" in Old English.
Mathews English
Derived from the given name Matthew.
Mathieu French
Derived from the given name Mathieu.
Matsson Swedish
Means "son of Mats".
Matsuda Japanese
From Japanese (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Matveev Russian
Means "son of Matvey".
Maxwell Scottish
From a place name meaning "Mack's stream", from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, combined with Old English wille "well, stream". A famous bearer was James Maxwell (1831-1879), a Scottish physicist who studied gases and electromagnetism.
Maynard English
Derived from the Old German given name Meginhard.
McAdams Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Adam" in Gaelic.
McBride Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Bhrighde.
McCrory Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí meaning "son of Ruaidhrí".
McGough Irish
Variant of Gough 2.
McGowan Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Ghabhann.
McGuire Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mag Uidhir meaning "son of Odhar", a given name meaning "pale-coloured".
McKenna Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cionaodha meaning "son of Cionaodh".
McKowen Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Eoghain.
McMahon Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mathghamhna meaning "son of Mathgamain".
McManus Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Maghnuis meaning "son of Mághnus".
McNiven Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cnáimhín.
McQueen Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.
Meadows English
Referred to one who lived in a meadow, from Old English mædwe.
Megalos Greek
From Greek μεγάλος (megalos) meaning "big, great".
Mencher Polish
Possibly an occupational name derived from Polish maczarz meaning "miller".
Mendoza Spanish, Basque
From a Basque place name derived from mendi "mountain" and hotz "cold".
Mercier French
French form of Mercer.
Merrick Welsh
Derived from the given name Meurig.
Merrill 1 English
Derived from the given name Muriel.
Merrill 2 English
From the name of various places in England, derived from Old English myrige "pleasant" and hyll "hill".
Merritt English
From an English place name meaning "boundary gate".
Mertens Dutch, Low German, Flemish
From the given name Merten.
Messina Italian
From the name of the Sicilian city of Messina, founded by Greek colonists. The city was named after the Greek city Μεσσήνη (Messene).
Messner German
Occupational name for a sexton or churchwarden, from Old High German mesinari.
Metaxas Greek
Derived from Greek μέταξα (metaxa) meaning "silk", most likely referring to a silk merchant or another occupation dealing with silk.
Metzger German
Means "butcher" in German.
Meunier French
Means "miller" in French.
Meyrick Welsh
Variant of Merrick.
Michael English, German
From the given name Michael.
Michaud French
Derived from the given name Michel.
Micheli Italian
From the given name Michele 1.
Midgley English
From the English village of Midgley in West Yorkshire, meaning "midge (insect) wood" in Old English.
Milburn English
Derived from various place names meaning "mill stream" in Old English.
Milford English
Originally derived from various place names all meaning "ford by a mill" in Old English.
Miranda Spanish, Portuguese
Habitational name from any of the numerous places in Spain and Portugal bearing this name, possibly derived from Latin mirandus "admirable, wonderful".
Modugno Italian
From the town of Modugno, in Apulia in southern Italy. It is the surname of the Italian actor and singer Domenico Modugno (1928-1994).
Moffett Scottish
From the town of Moffat in Scotland, meaning "long field" in Gaelic.
Mohamed Arabic
Derived from the given name Muhammad.
Mollown Irish
Variant of Malone.
Moloney Irish
From Irish Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh meaning "descendant of a church servant".
Monahan Irish
From Irish Ó Manacháin meaning "descendant of Manacháin". The given name Manacháin meant "little monk", from manach "monk" and a diminutive suffix.
Monette French
Variant of Monet.
Montaña Spanish
Spanish cognate of Montagna.
Montero Spanish
Means "hunter" in Spanish, an agent derivative of monte meaning "mountain, wilderness".
Montoya Spanish
From the name of a village in the province of Álava in Spain. It is possibly of Basque origin, or possibly from Latin mons "mountain, hill".
Morales Spanish
Derived from Spanish moral meaning "mulberry tree", of Latin origin.
Morandi Italian
From the Italian medieval given name Morando meaning "steadfast".