This is a list of surnames in which the length is 10.
AALDENBERG DutchOriginally denoted a person who came from an uncertain place called
Aaldenberg, meaning "old mountain".
ACHTERBERG Dutch, GermanFrom the name of various places in the Netherlands and Germany, for example the village of
achterberg in Utrecht. The place names are derived from Low German
achter "behind" and
berg "mountain, hill".
ACHTERKAMP DutchFrom the name of various places in the Netherlands, derived from Low German
achter "behind" and
kamp "field".
AKKERSDIJK DutchOriginally denoted a person from the town of Akkersdijk, near Delft in the Netherlands. It means "field by the dyke" in Dutch.
ANNEVELINK DutchFrom Dutch
aan 't veldink meaning "next to the little field".
ARMBRUSTER GermanMeans "crossbow maker" from German
armbrust "crossbow". The word
armbrust was originally from Latin
arcuballista meaning "bow ballista", but was modified under the influence of German
arm "arm" and
brust "breast".
BALDINOTTI ItalianDerived from the given name
Baldinotto, from the Latin name
Baldinoctus, a diminutive of
BALDO.
BENGOETXEA BasqueMeans "the house furthest down" from Basque
bengo "furthest down" and
etxe "house".
BEYERSDORF GermanMeans "farmers village", from German
Bauer meaning "farmer" and
Dorf meaning "village".
BLOODWORTH EnglishOriginally indicated someone from the town of Blidworth in Nottinghamshire, which was derived from the Old English byname
Blīþa (meaning "happy, blithe") combined with
worð "enclosure".
BREISACHER GermanOriginally denoted one who came from the town of Breisach, in Germany. The town's name is possibly from a Celtic word meaning "breakwater".
BREITBARTH GermanFrom Old High German
breit "broad" and
bart "beard", originally a nickname for someone with a full beard.
BUNSCHOTEN DutchOriginally indicated a person from the Dutch town of Bunschoten, which might mean "raised, enclosed land".
BUONARROTI ItalianFrom the medieval Italian given name
Buonarroto meaning "good increase". This was the surname of the Renaissance painter and sculptor Michelangelo (1475-1564).
CHANCELLOR EnglishOccupational name for an administrator, a chancellor, from Norman French
chancelier.
CHAYKOVSKY RussianRussian form of
CHAYKA. A famous bearer was the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Chaykovsky (1840-1893), with the surname commonly Romanized as
Tchaikovsky.
CISTERNINO ItalianFrom the name of the town of Cisternino, near the city of Bari in southern Italy.
CRACCHIOLO ItalianDerived from Italian
cracchiola, referring to a chicory-like vegetable.
CUNNINGHAM ScottishFrom the name of place in the Ayrshire district of Scotland. It possibly comes from Gaelic
cuinneag meaning "milk pail".
CZAJKOWSKI PolishOriginally indicated a person from any of the Polish towns named Czajków, all derived from Polish
czajka meaning "lapwing (bird)".
DESROSIERS FrenchMeans "from the rose bushes", from French
rosier "rose bush". It probably referred to a person who lived close to, or cared for a rose garden.
DUBANOWSKI PolishOriginally indicated a person from the town of Dubinowo (now Dubino in Belarus).
ECHEVERRÍA SpanishDerived from the Basque place name
Etxeberria, which itself is derived from Basque
etxe "house" and
berri "new".
FAIRCLOUGH EnglishFrom a place name meaning "fair ravine, fair cliff" in Old English.
FILIPOWSKI PolishEither a patronymic from the given name
FILIP, or a habitational name denoting a person from the Polish town of Filipów (also derived from the given name).
FITZGERALD IrishMeans "son of
GERALD" in Anglo-Norman French. It was brought to Ireland with William the Conqueror.
GARFAGNINI ItalianOriginally denoted one from the region of Garfagnana in Tuscany, Italy, near the historical city of Lucca.
GARRASTAZU BasqueFrom the Basque word
arratz "bush" combined with the suffix
sta denoting a place.
GUSTAFSSON SwedishMeans "son of
GUSTAF". The actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990) was originally named Greta Gustafsson.
HOEDEMAKER DutchOccupational name for a hat maker, from Dutch
hoed "hat" and
maker "maker".
HOFMEISTER GermanMeans "master of the household", from Old High German
hof "house, estate, courtyard" and
meistar "master" (from Latin
magister).
HOLZKNECHT GermanOccupational name for a forester's helper, from Old High German
holz "wood" and
kneht "servant, apprentice".
HUDDLESTON EnglishFrom the name of a town in the Yorkshire region of England, which means "Hudel's town" in Old English.
JÖLLENBECK GermanFrom the name of a village in western Germany, itself derived from the name of the Jölle, a small river, combined with Low German
beck "stream".
KECSKEMÉTI HungarianOriginally indicated a person who came from the Hungarian city of Kecskemét, derived from
kecske meaning "goat".
KĘDZIERSKI PolishFrom a nickname meaning "curly", describing a person with curly hair.
KNOCHENMUS GermanFrom German
Knochen "bone" and
Mus "sauce". It probably referred to someone who worked in the butcher trade.
KOSTELECKÝ CzechOriginally denoted a person from a village named Kostelec, derived from Czech
kostel meaning "church".
LACHAPELLE FrenchMeans "the chapel" in French, most likely used to denote a person who lived by a church or a chapel.
MACCARRICK IrishMeans "son of Cúcharraige" in Irish. The given name
Cúcharraige is composed of
cú "hound" and
carraig "rock".
MAISURADZE GeorgianFrom Georgian
მაისურა (maisura) meaning "shirt", perhaps an occupational name for one who made or sold them.
MALINOWSKI PolishFrom Polish
malina meaning "raspberry", originally indicating a person who lived near a raspberry patch.
MCELLIGOTT IrishAnglicized form of the Gaelic name
Mac Uileagóid meaning "son of Uileagóid", a diminutive of
UILLEAG.
MONTGOMERY English, ScottishFrom a place name in Calvados, France meaning "
GUMARICH's mountain". A notable bearer was Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976), a British army commander during World War II.
O'HANNAGAIN IrishFrom Irish
Ó hAnnagáin, which means "descendant of Annagán". The given name
Annagán was a diminutive of
Annadh meaning "delay".
Ó MADAIDHÍN IrishMeans "descendant of Madaihín", a given name derived from Irish
madadh meaning "dog, mastiff".
Ó MAOL AODHA IrishMeans "descendant of a follower of Saint
AODH". It is derived from Irish
maol meaning "follower, servant".
PEERENBOOM DutchFrom Dutch meaning "pear tree", referring to someone who lived or worked at a pear orchard.
PELLEGRINO ItalianMeans "pilgrim, traveller" in Italian, ultimately from Latin
peregrinus.
PIOTROWSKI PolishName for a person from a town named
Piotrów,
Piotrowo or
Piotrowice, all derived from the given name
PIOTR.
PONTECORVO Italian, JewishFrom the name of a town in central Italy, home to an old Jewish community. The town's name is derived from Italian
ponte "bridge" and
curvo "curved".
ROBUSTELLI ItalianFrom a nickname for a strong person, from Italian
robusto "strong", from Latin
robustus "firm, solid, oaken".
ROTHENBERG German, JewishFrom Middle High German
rot meaning "red" and
berg meaning "mountain". As a Jewish name it may be ornamental.
ROTHSCHILD JewishFrom Middle High German
rot "red" and
schilt "shield", or Yiddish
רויט (roit) and
שילד (shild). The famous Rothschild family of bankers took their name from a house with a red shield on it.
RUTHERFORD ScottishFrom the name of places in southern Scotland and northern England, derived from Old English
hryðer meaning "cattle, ox" and
ford meaning "ford, river crossing".
SAPPINGTON EnglishPossibly from the city of Sapperton, England, derived from Old English
sapere meaning "soap maker" and
tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".
SAUVETERRE FrenchFrom the name of various towns in France, derived from French
sauve "safe" and
terre "land".
SCHEINBERG JewishOrnamental name meaning "beautiful mountain" from old German
schön "beautiful" and
berg "mountain".
SCHUCHARDT GermanFrom Middle High German
schuochwürte meaning "shoemaker, cobbler".
SCHÜTTMANN GermanMeans "watchman, guard" from Middle High German
schützen "to protect".
ŚNIEGOWSKI PolishHabitational name for a person from Sniegow, Sniegowo or other places with a name derived from Polish
śnieg "snow".
SOKOŁOWSKI PolishUsually refers to the city of Sokołów Podlaski in Poland. It may sometimes be derived from Polish
sokół meaning "falcon".
SORRENTINO ItalianDerived from the town of Sorrento near Naples, called
Surrentum in Latin, of unknown meaning.
SPARACELLO ItalianFrom Sicilian
sparaciu meaning "asparagus", an occupational name for an asparagus seller or grower.
SPELLMEYER GermanPossibly from German
spielen meaning "to play, to jest" combined with
meyer meaning "village headman". Perhaps it referred to someone who was played or acted as the village headman.
SPITZNAGEL GermanMeans "sharp nail" in German, an occupational name for a nailsmith.
STORSTRAND NorwegianOriginally denoted someone from Storstrand farm in Norway, derived from
stor meaning "big" and
strand meaning "beach".
STRICKLAND EnglishFrom the name of a town in Cumbria, derived from Old English
stirc "calf, young bullock" and
land "cultivated land".
SUTHERLAND ScottishRegional name for a person who came from the former county by this name in Scotland. It is derived from Old Norse
suðr "south" and
land "land", because it was south of the Norse colony of Orkney.
TIMBERLAKE EnglishFrom an English place name, derived from Old English
timber "timber, wood" and
lacu "lake, pool, stream".