Submitted Surnames of Length 8

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the length is 8.
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Kodikara Sinhalese
Derived from Sinhala කොඩිය (kodiya) meaning "flag, banner" and Sanskrit कार (kara) meaning "maker, doer", possibly an occupational name for a person who made flags.
Kodzuchi Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little" and 土 (dzuchi), the joining form of 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth; soil; mud, ground".
Koetsier Dutch
"Coachman, Coachdriver"... [more]
Kogawara Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Kohinata Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun" and 向 (na, ta) meaning "approach".
Kohlhaas German
Apparently a nickname from Middle Low German kōlhase, literally "cabbage rabbit".
Köhnlein German
From the personal name Köhn + the diminutive suffix -lein
Kohvakka Finnish
from the Finnish root word Kohva - meaning ice crust, frozen slush, or something hard... [more]
Koitmets Estonian
Koitmets is an Estonian surname meaning "dawn forest".
Kõivisto Estonian
Kõivisto is an Estonian surname meaning "birch grove".
Koivisto Finnish
From "koivu" meaning "birch tree". A place with lot of birches.
Koivunen Finnish
From Finnish koivu meaning "birch" and the suffix -nen.
Kōjidani Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 or 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Kojidani Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 or 小路谷 (see Kōjidani) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Kōjitani Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 麹谷, 糀谷, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Kojitani Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 麹谷, 糀谷, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kōjitani) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Kokamägi Estonian
Kokamägi is an Estonian surname meaning "cookery mountain".
Kokoszka Polish
Nickname for a fussy or broody person, from kokoszka "laying hen".
Kolesnik Ukrainian
From kolesnik, meaning "wheelwright".
Kolesnyk Ukrainian
Denoting to a person who fixed wheels (from "колесник (kolesnyk)" meaning "wheelwright").
Kolettis Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Coletti. A significant person with that name was Ioannis Kolettis, prime minister of Greece.
Kolkmann German
Kolk is an old German word that means '' man who lives by the river'' and Mann is German for 'man'. The name Kolkmann comes from a man who lived by the North Rhine.
Kolovrat Russian, Croatian, Czech
A Kolovrat is a swastika-type Slavic symbol resembling a spinning wheel.
Komagata Japanese
Ko could mean "little, small" or "old". Ma could mean "genuine, real" or "horse". Gata could come from kata meaning "shape, form".
Komboïgo Mossi
Not available.
Komemoto Japanese
Kome means "rice, America" and moto means "base, origin, root, source".
Komiyama Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Komnenos Greek
From the village Komne in Thrace. The surname of one of the imperial families of Byzantium.
Konagawa Japanese
The Japanese surname "Konagawa" (小長川) consists of three kanji characters: "小" meaning "small," "長" meaning "long," and "川" meaning "river." So, "Konagawa" could be interpreted as "small long river." However, as with many Japanese surnames, there may be variations in meaning and interpretation depending on the family's history and region.
Konitzer German
A German habitational name for someone who lives in various places called Konitz in places like Thuringia, Pomerania, Moravia, or West Prussia.
Konkyūri Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).
Konkyuri Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).
Kooistra Frisian
occupational name for a decoy man, from an agent derivative of Middle Dutch kooye ‘decoy’.
Koonings Dutch
From the Dutch word "koning" meaning "king", thus meaning "of the king".
Kopernik Polish
Occupational name for a copper miner or copper smelter.
Koretsky Russian, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Koretskiy.
Kõrgemaa Estonian
Kõrgemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "highland".
Kõrgemäe Estonian
Kõrgemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "high hill/mountain".
Koriyama Japanese
Possibly from 氷 (kori, hyou) meaning "ice" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Kornaros Greek
The Greek version of the surname Cornaro.
Kornfeld German, Jewish
Means "cornfield" in German.
Korntemi Thai
It is a surname bestowed upon the reign of King Rama VI of the Thai Chakri Dynasty.
Koroliuk Ukrainian
Based on the root word "король" (Korol), meaning "King"
Korolyov Russian
Derived from Russian король (korol) meaning "king".
Kortazar Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Ispaster.
Kościarz Polish
Means "bone collector, a person selling bones".
Koshkaki Persian
Means “having a small or pointed nose.”
Kostenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Kostyantyn.
Kostikov Russian
Means "son of Kostik".
Kotobuki Japanese
This surname is used as 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [more]
Kotomura Japanese
Koto means "flute" and mura means "village".
Kouumoto Japanese
Rainfall origin.
Kowerski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Kowersk.
Koyajima Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紺屋島 (Koyajima) meaning "Koyajima", a division in the area of Gomajima in the city of Oyabe in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.... [more]
Koyanagi Japanese
Ko means "small" and yanagi means "willow".
Koyanagi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".
Kozakura Japanese
The name Kozakura is primarily a female name of Japanese origin that means Little Cherry Tree.
Kozyreva Russian
Feminine form of Kozyrev.
Kraftmel Yiddish
It literally means "starch".
Krakauer German
Indicates familial origin from Krakau.
Kramarić Croatian
Possibly a Croatian form of Krämer.
Krasniqi Albanian
The name "Krasniqi" is of Albanian linguistic origin. The exact historical origin and meaning of the surname "Krasniqi" can vary, but it's believed to be related to the Albanian word "kërsenik" or "kërseniku," which means "blackbird" or "thrush."
Krauczun German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Kriaučiūnas (via Prussian-Lithuanian kraucźius).
Krechter German
Possibly derived from Krämer
Kreisler German, Jewish
Derivative of Kreisel with the agent suffix -er.
Kreutzer German
Variant of Kreutz otherwise it indicated that the bearer of the surname lived in Kreitz near Neuss in Germany
Krieviņš Latvian
Derived from the word krievs meaning "Russian".
Krishnan Indian, Malayalam, Tamil
Derived from the given name Krishna, used in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Kritikos Greek
Means "Cretan" in Greek, from Κρήτη (Kriti) referring to the island of Crete.
Kritzman German, Jewish
German (Kritzmann): topographic name for someone living near a cross.... [more]
Križanec Croatian
From Croatian križ, meaning "cross".
Krolikov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian кролик (krolik) meaning "male rabbit".
Kronberg German, Swedish
German habitational name from any of the places called Kronberg near Frankfurt in Hesse and in Bavaria from the elements krone "crown" and berg "mountain, hill". Swedish ornamental name from kron "crown" and berg "mountain hill".
Krstajić Montenegrin, Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Krsto".
Kruchina Russian
Derived from Russian кручина (kruchina) meaning "sorrow, sadness".
Kruglova Russian
Feminine form of Kruglov.
Krumbach German, German (Austrian)
From the name of various places in Austria and Germany, for example the town of Krumbach in the state of Bavaria.
Krumholz Jewish, German
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) from Krumbholz ‘bent timber’, ‘mountain pine’, hence probably a metonymic occupational name for a cartwright or wheelwright. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Krupnykh Russian
Derived from Russian крупный (krupny) meaning "big, massive".
Krutxaga Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood in the Navarrese municipality of Uztarroze.
Kruusalu Estonian
Kruusalu is an Estonian surname meaning "gravel grove".
Kruusmaa Estonian
Kruusmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "gravel land".
Kruzhkin Russian
Derived from Russian кружка (kruzhka) meaning "cup, mug, tankard". This may have been a nickname either for a drinker or a cupmaker.
Krznarić Croatian
From krznar meaning ''furrier''.
Kuboyama Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 保 (ho) meaning "protect" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Kudashev Bashkir, Tatar, Russian
Means "son of Kudash", from a given name of Mordvin or Turkic origin possibly meaning "woman's son" or "wife's son", referring to a boy born from one father and another mother (in relation to his half-siblings)... [more]
Kugimiya Japanese
This surname is used as 釘宮 with 釘 (chou, tei, kugi) meaning "nail, peg, tack" and 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess, Shinto shrine."... [more]
Kugisaki Japanese
Kugi means "nail, tack, peg" and saki means "peninsula, promontory, cape".
Kuhlmann German
German (also Kühlmann) nickname from Middle High German küel ‘cool’, ‘calm’ (see Kuhl).
Kuivjõgi Estonian
Kuivjõgi is an Estonian surname meaning "dry river".
Kujawski Polish
Regional name for someone from Kujawy (see Kujawa) or from a village called Kujawy, for example in Sielce voivodeship.
Kujikawa Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 慈 (ji) meaning "mercy", and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Kukowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Kukowo in Wlolawek voivodeship or Kuków in Bielsko-Biala voivodeship, named with kuk, the cry of the cuckoo.
Kulasiri Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुल (kula) meaning "family" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Kuldkepp Estonian
Kuldkepp is an Estonian surname meaning "gold cane (or, stick)".
Kulhánek Czech
Bohemian for a man who walks with a limp.
Kullamaa Estonian
Kullamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "aurous land".
Kullamäe Estonian
Kullamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "aurous hill/mountain".
Kullberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish kulle "hill" and berg "mountain".
Kumakura Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".
Kumarage Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit कुमार (kumara) meaning "boy, prince" combined with the Sinhala suffix -ගේ (-ge) meaning "of".
Kumasaka Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Kumasawa Japanese
Kuma means "bear" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Kumasawa Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Kummerer Upper German (Germanized, Rare)
Kummerer means ""bringer of sorrow""
Kummerow German
Habitational name from any of various places in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg called Kummerow.
Kunihiko Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and hiko means "prince".
Kunimoto Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Kunimura Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Kuningas Estonian
Kuningas is an Estonian surname meaning "king".
Kuniyuki Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and yuki can mean "good" or "snow".
Kunizane Japanese
From 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 実 (zane) meaning "truth," "fruit."
Künnapuu Estonian
Künnapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "European white elm tree" (Ulmus laevis).
Kunugiza Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 椚座 (Kunugiza) meaning "Kunugiza", a former division in the former village of Kusaka in the former district of Tsuna in the former Japanese province of Awaji in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.
Kuramoto Japanese
From Japanese 倉, 蔵 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Kuramura Japanese
Kura means "storehouse" and mura means "village, hamlet".
Kurasawa Japanese
倉 (Kura) means "Owns, Storehouse, Posesses" and 沢 (Sawa) means "Marsh, Swamp".
Kurauchi Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) or 蔵/藏 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".
Kurigawa Japanese
The Surname "Kurigawa/Kurikawa" translates to "Chestnut River"
Kurihaba Japanese
栗幅 = chestnut | hanging scroll; width ... [more]
Kurihara Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chesnut" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kurikara Japanese (Rare)
Kuri means "chestnut" and kara means "larch."
Kurimida Japanese
Kurimi means "chestnut" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".
Kurimita Japanese
Kurimi means "chestnut" and ta means "field, rice paddy".
Kurimoto Japanese
Kuri means "Chestnut" and Moto means "Origin, Source, Root".
Kurimoto Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Kuristik Estonian
Kuristik is an Estonian surname meaning "gully".
Kuritsyn Russian
Derived from Russian курица (kuritsa) meaning "chicken".
Kuriyama Japanese
Kuri means "chestnut" and yama means "mountain".
Kuriyama Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Kurizuka Japanese
A variant of Kuritsuka.... [more]
Kurobiru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Kurogiri Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 霧 (giri) meaning "mist"
Kurokawa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river."
Kuromiya Japanese
Kuro means "Black" and Miya means "Shrine".... [more]
Kuronire Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 畔蒜 (see Abiru).
Kuroniwa Japanese
Kuro means "black" and niwa means "garden".
Kuronuma Japanese
Kuro means "black" and numa means "swamp".
Kurosaka Japanese
Kuro means "Black" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".
Kurosaki Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Kurpjuhn German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) name meaning "shoemaker", derived from Old Prussian kurpjuns "shoemaker", ultimately from Old Prussian kurpe, kurpi "shoe".
Kurtoğlu Turkish
Means "son of the wolf" from Turkish kurt meaning "wolf".
Kuryakin Russian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Koryakin.
Kurzberg German, Yiddish, Jewish
From a location name meaning "short mountain" in German, from Middle High German kurz meaning "short" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Kurzhals German
Short Neck
Kusainov Kazakh
Means "son of Kusain" (see Husayn).
Kusanagi Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass" and 彅 (nagi) meaning "cutter". A notable bearer of this surname is actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (草彅 剛, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, 1974–).
Kushieda Japanese (Rare)
Kushi means "Comb" and Eda means "Branch, Twig".
Kushwaha Indian
Kushwaha (sometimes, Kushvaha) is a community of the Indo-Gangetic plain which has traditionally been involved in agriculture. The term has been used to represent at least four subcastes, being those of the Kachhis, Kachwahas, Koeris and Muraos... [more]
Kuslapuu Estonian
Kuslapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "honeysuckle tree".
Kusunoki Japanese
"Camphor Tree"
Kusunoki Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusunoki) meaning "camphor tree".
Kusunoki Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusunoki) meaning "camphor tree". This name can also be formed from 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Kuulmata Estonian
Kullmata is an Estonian surname derived from "kuulmatu" meaning "unheard".
Kuusepuu Estonian
Kuusepuu is an Estonian surname meaning "fir tree".
Kuusinen Finnish
A surname originating from Eastern Finland, comprised of the elements “kuusi” meaning “six” or “moon”, and the suffix “-nen” which is typical of Eastern Finnish surnames. A notable bearer of this name is the Finnish-Soviet politician and writer Otto V. Kuusinen, one of the original founders of the Finnish Communist Party.
Kuuskmaa Estonian
Kuuskmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "fir/spruce land".
Kuuspalu Estonian
Kuuspalu is an Estonian surname meaning "fir (kuusk) heathy woodland (palu)".
Kuwahara Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Kuwajima Japanese (Rare)
Kuwa (桑) means "mulberry", shima/jima (島) means "island". Shima changes to jima because of rendaku. It is also possible to be spelled as Kuwashima
Kuwamoto Japanese
Kuwamoto/桑元 = Mulberry Origin/Book
Kuwatani Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" combined with 谷 (tani) meaning "valley". A notable bearer of this surname is Natsuko Kuwatani (桑谷 夏子), a Japanese voice-actress who is best known for voicing Ryōko Asakura from the Haruhi Suzumiya series and Alph from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha.
Kuwayama Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Kwiecień Polish
Derived from Polish kwiecień "April (month)".
Kyagumbo Shona
Meaning unknown.
Kyekyeku Akan
Meaning unknown.
Kyoguchi Japanese
From Japanese 京 (kyo) meaning "capital" and 口 (guchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Kyrgyzov Kyrgyz
Means "son of a Kyrgyz".
Kyriacou Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Kyriakou chiefly used in Cyprus.
Kyriakos Greek
From the given name Kyriakos.
Laanemaa Estonian
Laanemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen land".
Laanemäe Estonian
Laanemäe is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen hill/mountain".
Laaneots Estonian
Laaneots is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen tip" or "edge".
Laansalu Estonian
Laansalu is an Estonian surname meaning "wintergreen grove".
Laasmägi Estonian
Laasmägi is an Estonian surname meaning "forest/woodland mountain".
Laaspere Estonian
Laaspere is an Estonian surname meaning "forest/woodland folk".
Laayouni Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Laayoune, the name of a city in the Western Sahara (chiefly Moroccan).
Labakhua Abkhaz
Abkhaz name derived from Arabic لَاحَظَ (lāḥaẓa) meaning "to notice, to look" combined with بَهِيجَة (bahīja) meaning "delightful, joyous" (see Bahija)... [more]
Labrador Spanish, Portuguese, Filipino
From the root word "labora" meaning labor or work. This means laborer or worker but often associated to farmers as in San Isidro Labrador
Lachtrup Dutch
Means 'laughing group' in Dutch. Also occurs in Germany, but mostly in the Netherlands.
Lackyard French (Anglicized)
Anglicized version of French surname, Lacaillade.
La Cotera Spanish
Spanish variant for Hill and/or someone living in a slope, A "cota" in Spanish.
Laflamme French (Quebec)
Means "The Flame" in French.
Laflèche French (Quebec)
A French-Canadian secondary surname from "Richer dit Laflèche," used independently since 1746. Laflèche is derived from the French town of La Flèche, in the former province of Anjou.
Lagerlöf Swedish
A notable bearer was Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature (1909).
Lagójskì Belarusian
This indicates familial origin within the city of Lagójsk.
Lagrange French
French: topographic name for someone who lived by a granary, a variant of Grange, with the definite article la.
Laguerre French
Nickname for a belligerent person or a valiant soldier from old French guerre "war" (from Latin werra) with fused article la.
Lahesalu Estonian
Lahesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "spacious grove".
Lahovary Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Lainevee Estonian
Lainevee is an Estonian surname meaning "wave water".
Lakeland English (Rare)
Taken from the Place name Lakeland.... [more]
Lakshman Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi
From the given name Lakshman.
Lakuntza Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Lalaurie French (Cajun)
A French surname meaning "the laurel".
Lamantia Italian
Italian:vail, the last name of a general in Palrmo, Sicily, Italy.
Lamarche French
French: topographic name or habitational name, a variant of LaMarque.
Lamberto Italian
From the given name Lamberto.
Lanbarri Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Gueñes.
Landauer German
Possibly a variant of Landau. American professional stock car racing driver and motivational speaker Julia Landauer bears this surname.
Landetxo Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Mungia.
Landibar Basque
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Urdazubi.