Surnames of Length 7

Hašková f Czech
Feminine form of Hašek.

Hathway English
Variant of Hathaway.

Haumann German
Derived from Middle High German houwen "to chop" and man "man", referring to a butcher or woodchopper.

Häusler German
Name for someone who lived in a house with no land, derived rom Old High German word hus meaning "house".

Havelka m Czech
Means "son of Havel" in Czech.

Havener German
Variant of Hafner.

Havlová f Czech
Feminine form of Havel.

Hawking English
From a diminutive of Hawk. A famous bearer was the British physicist Stephen Hawking (1942-2018).

Hawkins English
From a diminutive of Hawk.

Hayashi Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Hayward English
Occupational name for a person who protected an enclosed forest, from Old English hæg "enclosure, fence" and weard "guard".

Haywood English
From various place names meaning "fenced wood" in Old English.

Headley English
From place names meaning "heather clearing" in Old English.

Hedlund Swedish
From Swedish hed (Old Norse heiðr) meaning "heath, moor" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".

Hegedűs Hungarian
Means "fiddler" in Hungarian, from hegedű "violin".

Heijman Dutch
Patronymic from a diminutive of the given name Hendrik.

Heimans Dutch
Variant of Heijman.

Heintze German
Derived from a diminutive of Heinrich.

Hendrix Dutch
Derived from the given name Hendrik. A famous bearer was the American rock musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970).

Hepburn English, Scottish
From northern English place names meaning "high burial mound" in Old English. It was borne by Mary Queen of Scot's infamous third husband, James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwall. Other famous bearers include the actresses Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) and Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

Herbert English, German, French
Derived from the male given name Herbert.

Herczeg Hungarian
Hungarian form of Herzog.

Herczog Hungarian
Hungarian form of Herzog.

Hermann German
From the given name Hermann.

Hermans Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Herman".

Herrema Frisian
Frisian variant of Heeren.

Herrera Spanish
Spanish form of Ferreira.

Herrero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Ferrari.

Herriot English
From an Old French diminutive of the given name Herry.

Hershey English
Originally denoted a person from Hercé in Normandy.

Heydari Persian
From the given name Heydar.

Heymans Dutch
Variant of Heijman.

Hibbert English
Derived from the given name Hilbert.

Hidalgo Spanish
Means "nobleman" in Spanish. The Spanish word is a contraction of the phrase hijo de algo meaning "son of something". This surname was typically in origin a nickname or an occupational name for one who worked in a noble's household.

Hiedler German
From southern German Hiedl meaning "underground stream".

Higashi Japanese
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east".

Higgins Irish
From Irish Ó hUiginn meaning "descendant of Uiginn". Uiginn is a byname meaning "Viking".

Hintzen German
Means "son of Hintz", a diminutive of Heinrich.

Hodgson English
Means "son of Hodge", a medieval diminutive of Roger.

Hoefler German
Variant of Hofer.

Hoffman German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Hoffmann.

Hofmann German
Variant of Hoffmann.

Hogarth English
Variant of Hoggard.

Hoggard English
Occupational name meaning "pig herder", from Old English hogg "hog" and hierde "herdsman, guardian".

Holguín Spanish
Possibly from Spanish holgar "to rest, to enjoy oneself".

Holland 1 English
From various English places of this name, derived from Old English hoh "point of land, heel" and land "land".

Holland 2 Dutch, German, English
Indicated a person from the Dutch province of Holland 1.

Hollins English
Referred to someone living by a group of holly trees, from Old English holegn.

Holtman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Holzmann.

Hopkins English
Patronymic formed from a diminutive of Hob.

Horáček m Czech
Diminutive derived from Czech hora "mountain".

Hornick Czech (Anglicized), Slovak (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Horník.

Horváth um Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of Horvat. This is the second most common surname in Hungary and the most common surname in Slovakia (where is is typically borne by those of Hungarian ancestry).

Hoshino Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Houston Scottish
From a place name meaning "Hugh's town". The original Houston is in Scotland near Glasgow.

Houtman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Holzmann.

Howland English
Variant of Holland 1.

Hristov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
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".

Huffman German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Hoffmann.

Humbert French
From the given name Humbert.

Hussain Arabic
Derived from the given name Husayn.

Hussein Arabic
From the given name Husayn. A famous bearer was the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006).

Ibrahim Arabic, Urdu, Hausa
From the given name Ibrahim.

Ignatov m Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Ignat".

Iliescu Romanian
Means "son of Ilie".

Íñiguez Spanish
Means "son of Íñigo" in Spanish.

Iñíguez Spanish
Variant of Íñiguez.

Ioannou Greek
Means "son of Ioannis".

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.

Isakova f Russian
Feminine form of Isakov.

Isaksen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Isak".

Isayeva f Russian
Feminine form of Isayev.

Ivankov m Russian
Patronymic derived from a diminutive of the given name Ivan.

Ivanova f Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian, Belarusian
Feminine form of Ivanov or Ivanow.

Iversen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Iver".

Iwamoto Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Iwasaki Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Jackman English
Means "servant of Jack".

Jackson English
Means "son of Jack". Famous bearers of this name include 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.

Jafarov m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Cəfərov.

Jakeman English
Means "servant of Jack".

Jameson English
Means "son of James".

Jamison English
Means "son of James".

Janáček m Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Jan 1.

Jandová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Janda.

Janíček m Czech, Slovak
From a diminutive of the given name Jan 1.

Jansens Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Jansing Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Jansink Dutch
Variant of Jansen.

Jansone f Latvian
Feminine form of Jansons.

Jansons m 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.

Jarrett English
Variant of Garrett.

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 m 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".

Jephson English
Variant of Jepson.

Ježková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Ježek.

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".

Kadyrov m Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Chechen
Means "son of Kadyr".

Kadyrow m Turkmen
Means "son of Kadyr".

Kafková f Czech
Feminine form of Kafka.

Kalniņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Kalniņš.

Kalniņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian kalns meaning "mountain, hill".

Kanzaki Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kan) meaning "god" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Kərimov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Kərim".

Karimov m Uzbek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Tatar, Azerbaijani
Means "son of Karim". It is also an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Kərimov.

Kariuki 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.

Kárpáty Hungarian
Variant of Kárpáti.

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.

Kaufman German, Jewish
Variant of Kaufmann.

Kavanah Irish
Variant of Kavanagh.

Kazlova f Belarusian
Feminine form of Kazlow.

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".

Kerimow m Turkmen
Means "son of Kerim".

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.

Kistner German
Variant of Kistler.

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 m Czech
Means "hammer" in Czech, a nickname for a blacksmith.

Klassen German
Means "son of Klaus".

Klasson Swedish
Means "son of Klas".

Klausen Danish
Means "son of Klaus".

Klement m Czech
Derived from the given name Klement.

Klerken Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.

Klerkse Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.

Klímová f Czech
Feminine form of Klíma.

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".

Knutson Swedish
Variant of Knutsson.

Koemans Dutch
Variant of Koopman.

Koizumi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 泉 (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.

Konečná f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Konečný.

Konečný m Czech, Slovak
Means "final, last" in Czech and Slovak, perhaps a nickname for the youngest son of a family or a topographic name for someone who lived at the end of a settlement.

Konishi Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Koopman Dutch
Occupational name meaning "merchant" in Dutch.

Kopecká f Czech
Feminine form of Kopecký.

Kopecký m 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 m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Ковалёв (see Kovalyov).

Kozlova f Russian
Feminine form of Kozlov.

Kozlová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Kozel.

Kraemer German
Variant of Krämer.

Kráľová f Slovak
Feminine form of Kráľ.

Králová f Czech
Feminine form of Král.

Krastev m 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".

Křížová f Czech
Feminine form of Kříž.

Krückel German
Nickname for a crippled person or someone who walked with a cane, from Middle High German krücke meaning "cane".

Krūmiņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Krūmiņš.

Krūmiņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian krūms meaning "bush, shrub".

Krupina f Russian
Feminine form of Krupin.

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 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 谷 (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 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 岩 (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 m Russian
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".

Laporte French
Means "the door, the gateway" in French, from Latin porta. This was a name for someone who lived near the town gates or who operated them.

Larsson Swedish
Means "son of Lars".

Lásková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Láska.

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 m Bulgarian, Macedonian
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 m Russian
From Russian лебедь (lebed) meaning "swan".

Leblanc French
Means "the white" in French, from 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.

Lecomte French
Means "the count" in French, a nickname for someone in the service of a count or for someone who behaved like one.

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.

Lejeune French
Means "the young" in French, from jeune "young".

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.

Lévêque French
Variant of Lévesque.

Liepiņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Liepiņš.

Liepiņš m Latvian
Derived 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.

Lindsey English, Scottish
Variant of Lindsay.

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".

Lynwood English
Variant of Linwood.

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".

Machová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Mach.

MacIver Scottish
Variant of McIver.

Macková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Macek or Macko.

MacLean Scottish
Variant of McLean.

MacLeod Scottish
Variant of McLeod.

MacNeil Scottish
Variant of McNeil.

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 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 川 (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 m 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.