Surnames of Length 7

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).

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".

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".

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 Italian medieval given name Morando meaning "steadfast".

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.

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.

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 Nicosia on Sicily.

Nielsen Danish
Means "son of Niels 1".

Nielson English
Variant of Nelson 1.

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.

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".

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".

Palazzo Italian
From various Italian places, named from Italian palazzo, Latin palatium meaning "palace, noble mansion".

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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
Derived 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".

Profeta Italian
From Italian profeta meaning "prophet". It probably came from a nickname indicating a person who wanted to predict the future. It is typical of southern Italy.

Purcell English
From Old French pourcel "piglet", from Latin porcellus, a derivative of porcus "pig". This was a nickname or an occupational name for a swineherd.

Pusztai Hungarian
From Hungarian puszta meaning "plain, steppe". The name was given to someone living on a plain.

Qasımov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qasım".

Qodirov m Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Qodir".

Quesada Spanish
Habitational name from Quesada, a place in Jaén in southern Spain. The place name is of uncertain derivation; it could be connected to Old Spanish requexada meaning "corner, tight spot".

Quigley Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coigligh meaning "descendant of Coigleach", a given name meaning "untidy".

Quijada Spanish
Means "jaw" in Spanish, a nickname for someone with a large jaw.

Quijano Spanish
From the name of a village in northern Spain.

Quijote Literature
Spanish form of Quixote.

Quincey English
Variant of Quincy.

Quinlan Irish
From Irish Ó Caoindealbháin, which means "descendant of Caoindealbhán", a given name meaning "handsome form" (using a diminutive suffix).

Quiroga Galician
Originally denoted a person from the town of Quiroga in Galicia, Spain.

Quixada Spanish (Archaic)
Old spelling of Quijada.

Quixano Spanish (Archaic)
Old spelling of Quijano.

Quixote Literature
Created by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes for the main character in his novel Don Quixote (1605), about a nobleman who goes mad after reading too many heroic romances and decides to become a wandering knight under the name Don Quixote. His real name in part one of the book is conjectured to be Quixada or Quesada, though in part two (published 10 years after part one) it is revealed as Alonso Quixano. The Spanish suffix -ote means "large".

Quliyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Qulu".

Radkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Radkov.

Ralston Scottish
Originally denoted a person from Ralston, Scotland, which was derived from the given name Ralph combined with Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".

Ramaker Dutch
Variant of Rademaker.

Ramires Portuguese
Means "son of Ramiro" in Portuguese.

Ramírez Spanish
Means "son of Ramiro" in Spanish.

Randall English
Derived from the given name Randel.

Randell English
Derived from the given name Randel.

Randrup Danish
From the name of homesteads in Denmark (in Viborg or Rebild municipalities).

Raskopf German
Possibly from German rasch "quick" and Kopf "head".

Rattray Scottish
From a Scottish place name meaning "fortress town", from Gaelic ráth meaning "fortress" and a Pictish word meaning "town".

Ravenna Italian
From the name of the city of Ravenna in northern Italy, which is of uncertain origin, possibly Etruscan.

Readdie English
Variant of Ready 1.

Reardon Irish
Variant of Riordan.

Redondo Spanish
Means "round" in Spanish, originally a nickname for a plump person, ultimately from Latin rotundus.

Renault French
Derived from the given name Renaud.

Rennell English
Variant of Reynolds.

Rennold English
Variant of Reynolds.

Rennoll English
Variant of Reynolds.

Reynell English
Variant of Reynolds.

Ribeiro Portuguese
Means "little river, stream" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin riparius meaning "riverbank".

Richard English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Richard.

Richter German
Means "judge" in German, from Middle High German rihtære.

Rickard English
From the given name Richard.

Rinaldi Italian
Derived from the given name Rinaldo.

Riordan Irish
From Irish Ó Ríoghbhárdáin meaning "descendant of Rígbarddán".

Ritchie Scottish
From a Scottish diminutive of the given name Richard.

Rivière French
French cognate of Rivers.

Robbins English
Derived from the given name Robin.