Surnames of Length 7

This is a list of surnames in which the length is 7.
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Shelton English
From the name of various English towns, meaning "shelf town" in Old English.
Sherazi Urdu
Urdu form of Shirazi.
Sherman 1 English
Means "shear man", referring to someone who used shears in his line of work, such as a sheep-shearer.
Sherman 2 Jewish
Means "tailor" in Yiddish, derived from שער (sher) meaning "scissors".
Shibuya Japanese
From Japanese (shibu) meaning "astringent, rough" and (ya) meaning "valley".
Shimada Japanese
From Japanese (shima) meaning "island" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shimizu Japanese
From Japanese (shi) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and (mizu) meaning "water".
Shinoda Japanese
From Japanese (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Shirazi Persian
Originally denoted someone who came from the city of Shiraz, located in southern Iran. The city's name is possibly of Elamite origin.
Shirley English
From an English place name, derived from Old English scir "bright" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Shriver German
German cognate of Scriven.
Siddall English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English sid "wide" and halh "nook, recess".
Siebert German
Derived from the given name Siegbert.
Siegert German
Derived from the given name Sieghard.
Siekert German (Rare)
Derived from the given name Sieghard.
Simmons English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.
Šimonis Lithuanian
Means "son of Simonas".
Simonis Dutch
Means "son of Simon 1".
Simpkin English
From a diminutive of the given name Simon 1.
Simpson English
Means "son of Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1. This is the name of a fictional American family on the animated television series The Simpsons, starting 1989.
Sinagra 1 Italian
Originally denoted a person from Sinagra on Sicily, possibly derived from Latin sinus "inlet" and ager "field".
Sinagra 2 Italian
Derived from the given name Senagora, an Italian form of Xenagoras.
Sjöberg Swedish
From Swedish sjö (Old Norse sær) meaning "lake, sea" and berg meaning "mountain".
Sjögren Swedish
From Swedish sjö (Old Norse sær) meaning "lake, sea" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".
Skeates English
From the Old Norse nickname or byname skjótr meaning "swift".
Skinner English
Occupational name for a person who skinned animals, from Old Norse skinn.
Slavkov Bulgarian
Means "son of Slavko".
Smedley English
From an unidentified place name probably meaning "smooth clearing" in Old English.
Smirnov Russian
Derived from Russian смирный (smirny) meaning "quiet, peaceful, timid". This is one of the most common surnames in Russia.
Snaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Sneijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Snijder Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Sodiqov Uzbek
Means "son of Sodiq".
Sokolof Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".
Solberg Norwegian, Swedish
From a place name, derived from Old Norse sól meaning "sun" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Swedish name it may be ornamental.
Soldati Italian
From Italian soldato meaning "soldier", ultimately from Latin solidus, a type of Roman coin.
Solheim Norwegian
From the name various of various villages in Norway, derived from Old Norse sól meaning "sun" and heimr meaning "home".
Solomon English, Romanian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Solomon.
Somogyi Hungarian
Originally indicated a person from Somogy, a region within Hungary. It may be derived from Hungarian som meaning "cornel tree".
Soriano Italian
From place names such as Soriano Calabro and Soriano nel Cimino. It is typical of southern Italy.
Sowards English, Irish
Possibly a variant of Seward 1 or Seward 3.
Speight English
English form of Specht, probably a loanword from German or Dutch.
Spencer English
Occupational name for a person who dispensed provisions to those who worked at a manor, derived from Middle English spense "larder, pantry".
Spijker 1 Dutch
Denoted a dweller by or worker at a granary, from Dutch spijker "granary".
Spijker 2 Dutch
Occupational name for a nailsmith, from Dutch spijker "nail".
Spillum Norwegian
Originally denoted a person from Spillum, Norway.
Spooner English
Occupational name for a maker of spoons or a maker of shingles, derived from Middle English spone meaning "chip of wood, spoon".
Stabile Italian
From the medieval Italian given name Stabile meaning "stable, firm".
Stablum Italian
Northern Italian name derived from Latin stabulum meaning "stable".
Stanciu Romanian
Derived from Romanian stânci meaning "rocks".
Stanley English
From various place names meaning "stone clearing" in Old English. A notable bearer was the British-American explorer and journalist Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904).
Stanton English
From one of the many places named Stanton or Staunton in England, derived from Old English stan meaning "stone" and tun meaning "enclosure, town".
Stasiuk Ukrainian, Polish
From a diminutive of the given name Stanislav.
Statham English
From the name of a village in the English county of Cheshire, derived from Old English stæð meaning "wharf, landing place" and ham "home, settlement".
Stavros Greek
From the given name Stavros.
Stawski Polish
Derived from Polish staw meaning "pond".
Steffen Low German, English
Derived from the given name Stephen.
Steiner German
Variant of Stein.
Stenger German
Occupational name for a post maker, from Old High German stanga "pole".
Stetson English
Possibly from the name of the village of Stidston in Devon, meaning "Stithweard's town".
Steuben German
Name for a dweller by a stump of a large tree, from Middle Low German stubbe "stub".
Stewart Scottish
Occupational name for an administrative official of an estate or steward, from Old English stig "house" and weard "guard". The Stewart family (sometimes spelled Stuart) held the Scottish crown for several centuries. One of the most famous members of the Stewart family was Mary, Queen of Scots.
Stieber German
Derived from Middle High German stiuben meaning "to run away". It may have been given as a nickname to a cowardly person or a thief.
Stolarz Polish
Occupational name from Polish stolarz meaning "joiner, maker of furniture".
Strange English
Derived from Middle English strange meaning "foreign", ultimately from Latin extraneus.
Strobel German
Diminutive form of Straub.
Stroman German
Means "straw man" in German, an occupational name for a seller of straw.
Sugiura Japanese
From Japanese (sugi) meaning "cedar" and (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Sultana Bengali, Urdu, Maltese
Bengali, Urdu and Maltese form of Sultan.
Svensen Norwegian
Means "son of Sven".
Svoboda Czech
Means "freedom" in Czech. This was a medieval name for a freeman, someone who was not a serf.
Swallow English
From the name of the bird, from Old English swealwe, a nickname for someone who resembled or acted like a swallow.
Swanson English
Patronymic form of Middle English swein meaning "servant" (of Old Norse origin). This word was also used as a byname, and this surname could be a patronymic form of that.
Sweeney Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Suibhne.
Symonds English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.
Szarvas Hungarian
Means "deer" in Hungarian.
Székely Hungarian
Denoted a person of Székely ancestry. The Székelys are a population of Hungarians who live in central Romania.
Szwedko Polish
Variant of Szweda.
Taggart Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac an tSagairt meaning "son of the priest". This name comes from a time when the rules of priestly celibacy were not strictly enforced.
Tailler French
Means "tailor" from Old French tailleur.
Tamboia Italian
Possibly means "drummer", from Italian tamburo meaning "drum".
Tamboli Indian, Marathi
From the Sanskrit word ताम्बूल (tambula) meaning "betel leaves". These leaves are used in rituals and worship, and the name was originally given to a person who grew or sold them.
Tavares Portuguese
From any of the numerous places in Portugal called Tavares, likely of pre-Roman origin.
Taverna Italian
From the place name Taverna, common in different parts of Italy. It means "inn, tavern" in Italian.
Tawfeek Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic توفيق (see Tawfiq).
Tedesco Italian
From Italian tedesco meaning "German".
Tehrani Persian
Indicated a person from the Iranian city of Tehran, of unknown meaning.
Teodoro Portuguese
Derived from the given name Teodoro.
Terrell English
Probably derived from the Norman French nickname tirel meaning "to pull", referring to a stubborn person.
Tesařik Czech
Diminutive of Tesař.
Tessaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "weaver", ultimately from Latin texarius.
Thacker English
Northern Middle English variant of Thatcher.
Thorley English
From any of the various places in England called Thornley or Thorley, meaning "thorn clearing" in Old English.
Thorsen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Thor".
Thwaite English
Indicated a dweller in a forest clearing or pasture, from Old Norse þveit "clearing, pasture".
Tierney Irish
From Irish Ó Tíghearnaigh meaning "descendant of Tighearnach".
Tillens Flemish
From the old Dutch name Tiel, a medieval diminutive of Dietrich.
Tindall English
From Tindale, the name of a town in Cumbria, derived from the name of the river Tyne combined with Old English dæl "dale, valley".
Tiryaki Turkish
Possibly from a nickname meaning "addict, opium user" in Turkish.
Tkachuk Ukrainian
From Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".
Todorov Bulgarian
Means "son of Todor".
Tolbert English
Possibly from a Germanic given name of unknown meaning. The second element of the name is derived from beraht meaning "bright, famous".
Tolkien German
Possibly from a Low German byname Tolk meaning "interpreter" (of Slavic origin). A famous bearer was the English author J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973). According to him, the surname was derived from German tollkühn meaning "foolhardy".
Tomczak Polish
From a diminutive of the given name Tomasz.
Tomioka Japanese
From Japanese (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Toselli Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.
Tosetti Italian
Diminutive form of Tosi.
Trapani Italian
From the name of the Sicilian city of Trapani, derived from Greek δρεπάνη (drepane) meaning "sickle".
Travere French
French variant of Travers.
Travers English, French
From an English and French place name that described a person who lived near a bridge or ford, or occasionally as an occupational name for the collector of tolls at such a location. The place name is derived from Old French traverser (which comes from Late Latin transversare), which means "to cross".
Travert French
French variant of Travers.
Traviss English
English variant of Travers.
Traylor English
Meaning unknown.
Treloar English
Originally denoted a person from a place of this name in Cornwall, England.
Tritten German
Originally denoted someone who lived by a set of steps, from Middle High German trit "step".
Trudeau French (Quebec)
From a diminutive of the given name Thouroude, a medieval French form of the Norse name Torvald. This name has been borne by two Canadian prime ministers, Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919-2000) and his son Justin Trudeau (1971-).
Tschida German
Possibly derived from a Slavic given name of unknown meaning.
Tsukuda Japanese
From Japanese (tsukuda) meaning "cultivated rice field".
Tsunoda Japanese
From Japanese (tsuno) meaning "point, corner" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Tunison Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Teunissen.
Turunen Finnish
From Finnish turku meaning "marketplace" or the Finnish city of Turku (derived from the same word).
Uccello Italian
Means "bird" in Italian, either a nickname for a person who resembled a bird or an occupational name for a birdcatcher.
Ulfsson Swedish
Means "son of Ulf".
Urbonas Lithuanian
From the given name Urbonas.
Vaccaro Italian
Occupational name meaning "cowherd" in Italian.
Valenta Czech
Derived from the given name Valentin.
Valenti Italian
Patronymic from the given name Valente, an Italian form of Valens. A famous bearer of the surname was Jack Valenti (1921-2007), advisor to American president Lyndon Johnson.
Valerio Italian
From the given name Valerio.
Valjean Literature
Created by Victor Hugo for Jean Valjean, the hero of his novel Les Misérables (1862). The novel explains that his father, also named Jean, received the nickname Valjean or Vlajean from a contraction of French voilá Jean meaning "here's Jean".
Van Alst Dutch
Means "from Aalst", the name of towns in Belgium and the Netherlands, which is possibly from Germanic *alhs meaning "temple, shelter".
Van Asch Dutch
Variant of Van As.
Vanchev Bulgarian
Means "son of Vancho" in Bulgarian.
Vančura Czech
Derived from the given name Václav.
Van Dijk Dutch
Means "from the dike" in Dutch.
Van Donk Dutch
Means "from the hill", derived from Dutch donk meaning "(sandy) hill".
Van Heel Dutch
Means "from Heel", a small town in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands.
Van Horn Dutch
Dutch form of Horn.
Van Laar Dutch
Derived from Dutch laar (plural laren), which means "open spot in the forest". These areas were used to graze cattle for example.
Vasilev Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Vasil".
Vásquez Spanish
Means "son of Vasco".
Vasylyk Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Vasyl.
Vaughan Welsh
From Welsh bychan (mutated to fychan) meaning "little". It was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.
Velasco Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco.
Venczel Hungarian
Derived from the given name Vencel.
Verboom Dutch
Means "from the tree" in Dutch.
Ververs Dutch
Occupational name derived from Dutch verver meaning "dyer, painter".
Vescovi Italian
Derived from Italian vescovo meaning "bishop".
Vicario Spanish, Italian
Means "vicar" in Spanish and Italian, an ecclesiastic title used to denote a representative of a bishop. It is derived from Latin vicarius meaning "substitute, deputy".
Vicente Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Vicente.
Victors English
Derived from the given name Victor.
Vidović Croatian
Means "son of Vid".
Vincent 1 English, French
From the given name Vincent.
Vincent 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhuibhinse meaning "son of Duibhinse", a given name meaning "black island".
Voclain French
From the Old French given name Vauquelin.
Voronin Russian
Derived from Russian ворона (vorona) meaning "crow".
Vuković Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the given name Vuk.
Wallace Scottish, English, Irish
Means "foreigner, stranger, Celt" from Norman French waleis (of Germanic origin). It was often used to denote native Welsh and Bretons. A famous bearer was the 13th-century Sir William Wallace of Scotland.
Wallach Yiddish
From Middle High German walch meaning "foreigner (from a Romance country)".
Walters English
Derived from the given name Walter.
Walther German
From the given name Walther.
Warwick English
From the name of an English town, itself derived from Old English wer "weir, dam" and wic "village, town".
Watkins English
Derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, which was a diminutive of the name Walter.
Wattana Thai
From Thai วัฒน (wathan) meaning "culture".
Wauters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".
Weasley Literature
Used by J. K. Rowling for the character of Ron Weasley (and other members of his family) in her Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997. Rowling presumably derived it from the English word weasel, perhaps in combination with the common place name/surname suffix -ley, which is derived from Old English leah meaning "woodland, clearing".
Webster English
Occupational name meaning "weaver", from Old English webba, a derivative of wefan "to weave".
Wegener Low German
Low German variant of Wagner.
Wehnert German
Variant of Wagner.
Weigand German
From the given name Wiegand.
Weimann German
From German Wein meaning "wine", an occupational name for a wine seller or producer.
Wembley English
From the name of a town, now part of Greater London, meaning "Wemba's clearing" in Old English.
Wendell German
Variant of Wendel (typically American).
Wernher German
From the given name Werner.
Westley English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English west "west" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Wheeler English
Occupational name for a maker of wagon wheels, derived from Middle English whele "wheel".
Whinery English
From Middle English whin "gorse bush" and wray "nook of land".
Whitney English
Originally from the name of an English town, meaning "white island" in Old English.
Whittle English
From various English place names derived from Old English hwit "white" and hyll "hill".
Wickham English
From any of various towns by this name in England, notably in Hampshire. They are derived from Old English wic "village, town" (of Latin origin) and ham "home, settlement".
Wiegand German
From the given name Wiegand.
Wilkins English
Means "son of Wilkin".
Willard English
From the given name Wilheard or Willihard.
Willems Dutch
Derived from the given name Willem.
William English
Derived from the given name William.
Windsor English
From the name of a few English towns, one notably the site of Windsor Castle. Their names mean "riverbank with a windlass" in Old English, a windlass being a lifting apparatus. In 1917 the British royal family adopted this name (after Windsor Castle), replacing their previous name Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Winkler German
Derived from Old High German winkil meaning "corner".
Winship English
Possibly denoted a person who came from Wincheap Street in Canterbury, England. It is uncertain origin, possibly meaning "wine market" in Old English.
Winslow English
Derived from an Old English place name meaning "hill belonging to Wine".
Winston English
Derived from the given name Wynnstan.
Winther Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish variant of Winter.
Wolters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".
Woodham English
Indicated a person who had a home near a wood, derived from Old English wudu "wood" and ham "home, settlement".
Woodrow English
From a place name meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English.
Wootton English
Derived from Old English wudu "wood" and tun "enclosure, town".
Wörnhör German
From the given name Werner.
Wortham English
Derived from the name of a town in Suffolk, England meaning "enclosed homestead".
Wouters Dutch
Means "son of Wouter".
Woźniak Polish
From Polish woźny meaning "caretaker, clerk".
Wronski Polish
Derived from Polish wrona meaning "crow".
Wyndham English
From the name of the town of Wymondham, meaning "home belonging to Wigmund", from the given name Wigmund combined with Old English ham meaning "home, settlement".
Yegorov Russian
Means "son of Yegor".
Yonkers Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Jonkers.
Yoshida Japanese
From Japanese (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Yoshino Japanese
From Japanese (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Zanetti Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Giovanni. A famous bearer is Argentinian soccer player Javier Zanetti (1973-).
Zangari Italian
Southern Italian name, derived from Greek τσαγκάρης (tsankaris) meaning "shoemaker, cobbler".
Zawisza Polish
Derived from the Old Polish given name Zawisza.
Zeegers Dutch
Means "son of Sieger".
Zelenka Czech
Czech cognate of Zieliński.
Zelenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Zieliński.
Zhivkov Bulgarian
Means "son of Zhivko".
Ziegler German
Means "bricklayer" or "brickmaker" in German, from Middle High German ziegel "brick, tile".
Ziskind Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "sweet child", from Yiddish זיס (zis) meaning "sweet" and קינד (kind) meaning "child", both words of Old High German origin.
Zlatkov Bulgarian
Means "son of Zlatko".
Zsoldos Hungarian
Means "mercenary" in Hungarian.