Surnames of Length 7

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 maleüré meaning "unfortunate", a term introduced to England by the Normans.

Malloye Irish
Variant of Molloy.

Mancini Italian
Diminutive of Manco.

Mancuso Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Manco.

Mandela Xhosa
Possibly from Xhosa mandla meaning "district, region". This name was borne by the South African activist and president Nelson Mandela (1918-2013). His family's surname was apparently adopted in the 18th century from an ancestor's given name.

Mangold German
From the given name Managold.

Manning 1 English
Patronymic form of Mann.

Manning 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mainnín meaning "descendant of Mainchín".

Månsson Swedish
Means "son of Måns".

Marconi Italian
Derived from the given name Marco.

Mariani Italian
From the given name Mariano.

Marinos m Greek
Derived from the given name Marinos.

Marinou f Greek
Feminine form of Marinos.

Marinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Marin".

Markova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Markov.

Marková f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Marek.

Marlowe English
Variant of Marlow.

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".

Martell English
Variant of Martel 1 or Martel 2.

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 m Czech
Derived from the given name Marie.

Mašková f Czech
Feminine form of Mašek.

Masters English
Variant of Masterson.

Mateeva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Mateev.

Matějka m 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 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Matveev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Матвеев (see Matveyev).

Maurice French
From the given name Maurice.

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.

McClain Scottish
Variant of McLain.

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".

McInnes Scottish
Variant of MacInnes.

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".

McNeill Scottish, Irish
Variant of McNeil.

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.

Meeuwes Dutch
Variant of Meeuwsen.

Meeuwis Dutch
Variant of Meeuwsen.

Megalos m Greek
Means "big, great" in Greek.

Megalou f Greek
Feminine form of Megalos.

Meisner German
Variant of Meissner.

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".

Mercado Spanish
Means "market" in Spanish, originally given to a person who lived near a market or worked in one.

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.

Messana Italian
Variant of Messina.

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 m Greek
Derived from Greek μέταξα (metaxa) meaning "silk", 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.

Millard English
Variant of Millward.

Minkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Minkov.

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". A notable bearer was the Portuguese-born Brazilian singer and actress Carmen Miranda (1909-1955).

Mirzoev m Tajik
Means "son of Mirzo".

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.

Montana Italian
Variant 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.

Moralez Spanish
Variant of Morales.

Morandi Italian
From the medieval given name Morando, an Italian form of Morandus.

Moravec m Czech
Originally indicated a person from Moravia (Czech Morava).

Moreira Portuguese
Derived from Portuguese amoreira meaning "mulberry tree".

Morelli Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.

Morello Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.

Moretti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Mauro.

Morison English
Variant of Morrison.

Morozov m Russian
Derived from Russian мороз (moroz) meaning "frost".

Morrish English
Variant of Morriss.

Morriss English
Derived from the given name Morris.

Mosconi Italian
Variant of Moschella.

Mostafa Arabic
From the given name Mustafa.

Mousavi Persian
From the given name Mousa.

Mueller German
Variant of Müller.

Mullane Irish
Variant of Mullen.

Mullins 1 English
Derived from Norman French molin "mill".

Mullins 2 Irish
Variant of Mullen.

Mulryan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Maoil Riain.

Murdoch Scottish
Scottish form of Murdock.

Murdock Irish
Derived from the given name Murchadh.

Mushyan Armenian
Originally denoted someone who came from the Armenian town of Mushi.

Mustafa Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Mustafa.

Mylonas m Greek
Means "miller" in Greek, from μύλος (mylos) meaning "mill".

Myšková f Czech
Feminine form of Myška.

Nagyová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Nagy.

Namgung Korean
From Sino-Korean 南 (nam) meaning "south" combined with 宮 (gung) meaning "palace, house". This is the most common Korean compound surname.

Nannini Italian
From Nanni, a diminutive of the given name Giovanni.

Naoumov m Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Наумов (see Naumov).

Narváez Spanish
From the name of a town in central Spain.

Nathans Jewish
Derived from the given name Nathan.

Naumova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Naumov.

Navarro Spanish
Denoted a person who came from Navarre in northern Spain (Spanish Navarra). The name of the region is of Basque origin, possibly from nabar meaning "brown".

Nazario Italian
From the given name Nazario.

Negrini Italian
Variant of Negri.

Němcová f Czech
Feminine form of Němec.

Němeček m Czech
Diminutive form of Němec.

Nespola Italian
Variant of Nespoli.

Nespoli Italian
From the name of towns such as Nespoli and Nespoledo, derived from Italian nespola meaning "medlar (tree)".

Neumann German, Jewish
From Middle High German niuwe and man meaning "new man, newcomer".

Neville English, Irish
From the names of towns in Normandy, variously Neuville or Néville, meaning "new town" in French.

Newport English
Given to one who came from the town of Newport (which means simply "new port"), which was the name of several English towns.

Nichols English
Derived from the given name Nichol.

Nicolai Italian
Means "son of Nicola 1".

Nicolas French
Derived from the given name Nicolas.

Nicosia Italian
From the name of the town of Nicosia on Sicily.

Nielsen Danish
Means "son of Niels 1".

Nielson English
Variant of Nelson 1.

Niemelä Finnish
From Finnish niemi meaning "peninsula, cape" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

Niftrik Dutch
Variant of Van Niftrik.

Nikitin m Russian
From the given name Nikita 1.

Nikolić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

Nikolov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Nikola 1".

Nilsson Swedish
Means "son of Nils".

Nizzola Italian
From the name of the Italian town of Nizzola near Modena.

Noguchi Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Noguera Spanish, Catalan
Spanish and Catalan form of Nogueira.

Norberg Swedish
Variant of Nordberg.

Norling Swedish
Originally denoted a person who came from the north.

Normand French
French form of Norman.

Norwood English
Originally taken from a place name meaning "north wood" in Old English.

Nosková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Nosek.

Nováček m Czech
Diminutive of Novak.

Novikov m Russian
Derived from Russian новый (novy) meaning "new".

Novosad m Czech
From place names meaning "new orchard" in Czech.

Novosel Croatian
Means "new settler" in Croatian.

Novotná f Czech
Feminine form of Novotný.

Novotný m Czech
Czech variant of Novak.

Nowicka f Polish
Feminine form of Nowicki.

Nowicki m Polish
Habitational name for a person from any of the towns in Poland called Nowice. The name is derived from Polish nowy meaning "new".

Nyitrai Hungarian
Indicated someone from Nitra, a city and historic principality of Slovakia (formerly in Hungary). Its name is derived from that of a local river, which is of unknown meaning.

Nykvist Swedish
Variant of Nyqvist.

Nyquist Swedish
Variant of Nyqvist.

Nyqvist Swedish
From Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".

Nyström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish ny (Old Norse nýr) meaning "new" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

O'Beirne Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.

Ó Braoin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Breen.

Ó Briain Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Brien.

Ó Caoimh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Keefe.

O'Connor Irish
From Irish Ó Conchobhair meaning "descendant of Conchobar".

Oelberg German
Means "oil hill" from Middle High German öl "oil" and berg "mountain, hill".

Ó Floinn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Flynn.

O'Gorman Irish
Variant of Gorman 2.

Ó hAodha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hayes 2.

Ó hÉidín Irish
Means "descendant of Éidín" in Irish. The given name Éidín is a diminutive of éideadh meaning "clothes, armour".

Ó hÓgáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hogan.

Okamoto Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Okamura Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Okazaki Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Okonkwo Igbo
From the given name Okonkwo.

Okumura Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Olander Swedish
Denoted someone from the islands of Öland (eastern Sweden) or Åland (western Finland).

Olivier French
Derived from the given name Olivier.

Oliynyk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian олія (oliya) meaning "oil, fat".

Ó Máille Irish
Means "descendant of a nobleman" from the Irish Gaelic mál.

O'Malley Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Máille.

Ömərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Ömərov.

Omarova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Omarov.

O'Mooney Irish
From the Irish Ó Maonaigh meaning "descendant of Maonaigh". The given name Maonaigh means "wealthy".

Ó Móráin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Moran.

Opeyemi Yoruba
From the given name Opeyemi.

Oquendo Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Okondo in Álava, northern Spain, possibly derived from Basque ukondo "elbow".

O'Reilly Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh.

Orlando Italian
Derived from the given name Orlando.

Ormonde Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Ruaidh.

Ó Rodagh Irish
Means "descendant of Rodach" in Irish. The given name Rodach is derived from from Irish rod meaning "spirited, furious".

Ó Ruaidh Irish
Means "descendant of Ruadh" in Irish.

Osborne English
Derived from the given name Osborn.

Osmonov m Kyrgyz
Means "son of Osmon".

Östberg Swedish
From Swedish öst (Old Norse austr) meaning "east" and berg meaning "mountain".

Østberg Norwegian
Norwegian form of Östberg.

Ó Suaird Irish
Means "descendant of Suart" in Irish. Suart is derived from the Old Norse name Sigurd.

Ó Taidhg Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Teague 1.

Ottosen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Otto".

Oursler German
Originally a name designating a person from Ursel (now Oberursel) in Hesse, Germany.

Overton English
Denoted a person who hailed from one of the various places in England called Overton, meaning "upper settlement" or "riverbank settlement" in Old English.

Öwezowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Öwezow.

Ozoliņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Ozoliņš.

Ozoliņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian ozols meaning "oak tree".

Pacheco Spanish, Portuguese
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Francisco.

Padilla Spanish
From various Spanish place names, derived from Spanish padilla, Latin patella meaning "shallow dish", used to indicate a depression in the landscape.

Padmore English
Originally indicated a person from Padmore in England, derived from Old English padde "toad" and mor "moor, marsh".

Padovan Italian
Regional variant of Padovano.

Paisley Scottish
From the name of a town near Glasgow, which may ultimately be derived from Latin basilica "church".

Palacio Spanish
Spanish cognate of Palazzo.

Palazzo Italian
Means "palace" in Italian, from Latin palatium. It was originally used by someone who lived near a palace or mansion, or who worked there.

Palomer Provençal
Means "pigeon keeper" from Latin palumbes "pigeon".

Palumbo Italian
From Italian palombo meaning "pigeon" (also "dogfish"). This form is typical of southern Italy.

Panders Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Pandeva f Macedonian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pandev.

Pantoja Spanish
Originally indicated a person from the town of Pantoja, in Toledo, Spain.

Paredes Portuguese, Spanish
Denoted a person who lived near a wall, from Portuguese parede and Spanish pared meaning "wall", both derived from Latin paries.

Parkins English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Parrino Sicilian
From a Sicilian variant of Italian padrino meaning "godfather".

Parrish English
Variant of Parish 1.

Parsons English
Originally denoted a son of a parson, a derivative of Latin persona "person".

Pascual Spanish
From the given name Pascual.

Pastore Italian
Means "shepherd" in Italian.

Pásztor Hungarian
Means "shepherd" in Hungarian.

Patrick English
From the given name Patrick.

Paulsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Paul".

Paulson English
Means "son of Paul".

Pauwels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Paul".

Pavičić Croatian
Means "son of Pavao".

Pavlova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pavlov.

Pavlyuk Ukrainian
From the given name Pavlo.

Peacock English
From Middle English pecok meaning "peacock". It was originally a nickname for a proud or haughty person.

Pearson English
Variant of Pierson.

Peeters Dutch, Flemish
Dutch and Flemish variant of Peters.

Peltola Finnish
From Finnish pelto meaning "field" with the suffix -la indicating a place.

Penders Dutch
From Middle Dutch paender meaning "brewer", derived from panne meaning "pan, pot", ultimately from Latin patina.

Penners Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Pereira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician pereira meaning "pear tree", ultimately from Latin pirum meaning "pear".

Pereiro Galician
Variant of Pereira.

Pereyra Portuguese, Galician
Variant of Pereira.

Perkins English
Means "son of Perkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Perrier French
Occupational name for a person who worked with stone, derived from French pierre meaning "stone", from Latin petra, Greek πέτρα (petra).

Persson Swedish
Means "son of Per".

Perugia Italian
From the name of the city of Perugia in Umbria, Italy. It was known as Perusia in the classical period, and it is of Etruscan origin.

Pešková f Czech
Feminine form of Pešek.

Petrova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Petrov.

Pherigo French (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Périgord.

Philips English, Dutch
Means "son of Philip". Famous bearers of this surname were Frederick Philips (1830-1900) and his son Gerard (1858-1942), the Dutch founders of the company Philips.

Picasso Italian
From Italian pica meaning "magpie". This probably denoted someone who was talkative or prone to stealing, although it may have described someone's unusual colouring. The Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a famous bearer of this name.

Piccoli Italian
Nickname for a short person, from Italian piccolo "small".

Pichler Upper German
From Bavarian Bühel meaning "hill".

Pierson English
Means "son of Piers".

Pilgrim English, German
Nickname for a person who was a pilgrim, ultimately from Latin peregrinus.

Piontek Polish
Variant of Piątek.

Piovene Italian
From the name of the town of Piovene Rocchette in Veneto, Italy.

Piraino Italian
From the name of the town of Piraino on Sicily.

Pittman English
Variant of Pitt.

Planche French
French form of Plank.

Planque French
French form of Plank.

Plourde French
Possibly derived from French palourde, a type of a shellfish.

Poirier French
Means "pear tree" in French, originally a nickname for someone who lived close to such a tree.

Pokorná f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Pokorný.

Pokorni Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pokorný.

Pokorny Polish
Polish form of Pokorný.

Pokorný m Czech, Slovak
Means "humble" in Czech and Slovak.

Poletti Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Paolo. This name is typical of northern and central Italy.

Pollock Scottish
From the name of a place in Renfrewshire, Scotland, derived from a diminutive of Gaelic poll meaning "pool, pond, bog". A famous bearer was the American artist Jackson Pollock (1912-1956).

Popescu Romanian
Patronymic derived from Romanian popă "priest". This is the second most common surname in Romania.

Popović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of the priest", derived from Serbo-Croatian pop meaning "priest".

Poppins Literature
Used by P. L. Travers for the magical nanny in her Mary Poppins series of books, first published in 1934. It is not known how Travers devised the name. She may have had the English words pop or poppet (meaning "young woman") in mind.

Porcher English, French
Means "swineherd" from Old French and Middle English porchier, from Latin porcus "pig".

Porsche German
Possibly derived from German Bursche meaning "boy, servant" or from the given name Boris.

Portner Low German
Low German cognate of Porter.

Potenza Italian
From the name of the southern Italian city of Potenza, called Potentia in Latin, meaning "power, force".

Poulsen Danish
Means "son of Poul".

Presley English
Variant of Priestley. This name was borne by musician Elvis Presley (1935-1977).

Preston English
Originally derived from various place names meaning "priest town" in Old English.

Prinsen Dutch
Means "son of the prince", the term prince would have denoted someone who acted in a regal manner.

Probert Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Robert, which means "son of Robert".