Surnames of Length 8

Aaltonen Finnish
From Finnish aalto meaning "wave".

Abadjiev m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Абаджиев (see Abadzhiev).

Abbascia Italian
Variant of Abatescianni.

Abbasova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Abbasov.

Abdullah Arabic
Derived from the given name Abd Allah.

Abrahams Jewish, English, Dutch
Means "son of Abraham".

Abramsen Norwegian
Means "son of Abraham".

Abramson English
Means "son of Abraham".

Acconcio Italian
From the medieval Italian given names Accuntius or Acconcius, of uncertain meaning.

Accursio Italian
From the given name Bonaccorso.

Achilles German
Derived from the given name Achilles.

Achterop Dutch
Variant of Ogtrop.

Ackerman English
Means "ploughman", derived from Middle English aker "field" and man.

Adamczak Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.

Adamczyk Polish
Derived from the given name Adam.

Adamsson Swedish
Means "son of Adam".

Adelardi Italian
Means "son of Adelardo".

Adenauer German
Denoted a person from the town of Adenau in Germany. The name of the town is of uncertain etymology.

Admiraal Dutch
Means "admiral" in Dutch.

Adriaans Dutch
Means "son of Adriaan".

Adrichem Dutch
From the name of an estate and castle (demolished in 1812) that was formerly in North Holland, the Netherlands. It means "Adrik's home".

Aerssens Dutch
Means "son of Arend".

Afolayan Yoruba
Means "walks like a wealthy person, walks with confidence" in Yoruba.

Africani Italian
Means "son of Africano", the Italian form of Africanus.

Africano Italian
From the given name Africano, the Italian form of Africanus.

Agnusdei Italian
From Latin Agnus Dei meaning "lamb of God". This was a nickname for someone who was particularly religious or someone who wore this symbol.

Agostini Italian
Means "son of Agostino".

Agramunt Catalan
Originally denoted a person from the town of Agramunt, Spain. It means "field hill" in Catalan.

Agricola Italian
From Latin agricola meaning "farmer".

Agthoven Dutch
Variant of Achthoven.

Aguilera Spanish
From a place name that was derived from Spanish aguilera meaning "eagle's nest". A famous bearer is American singer Christina Aguilera (1980-).

Ahlström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish al (Old Norse ǫlr) meaning "alder" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Əhmədova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Əhmədov.

Ahmadova f Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əhmədova.

Akamatsu Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Akhmadov m Chechen
Means "son of Akhmad".

Akhmetov m Kazakh
Means "son of Akhmet".

Akkerman Dutch
Dutch form of Ackermann.

Akmatova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Akmatov.

Akselsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Aksel".

Alamanni Italian
From Alemannia, the Latin name for Germany.

Alamilla Spanish
From Spanish alamillo meaning "poplar, aspen".

Albanesi Italian
Originally indicated a person who came from Albania.

Alberghi Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Alberici Italian
Means "son of Alberico".

Alberink Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Albert" in Dutch.

Albinson English
Means "son of Albin".

Albrecht German
From the given name Albrecht.

Albricci Italian
Variant of Alberici.

Albronda Dutch
From the name of various streets in the Netherlands.

Alderisi Italian
Means "son of Alderissius", a Latinized form of a Germanic name of unknown meaning.

Alekseev m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Алексеев (see Alekseyev).

Alemagna Italian
From Alemannia, the Latin name for Germany.

Aleshire German
Anglicized form of Alscher.

Alferink Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Alfhard" in Dutch.

Al-Hashim Arabic
From the given name Hashim.

Aliberti Italian
Means "son of Alberto".

Alinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Ali 1" in Persian.

Almstedt Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and stad (Old Norse staðr) meaning "town, city".

Altamura Italian
From the name of the Italian city of Altamura, which means "high walls" in Italian.

Altimari Italian
Derived from the given name Altimaro, an alteration of Adelmar.

Altoviti Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Lombard given name Altwidus.

Alvarado Spanish
From a Spanish place name, possibly derived from Spanish alba "white".

Amerighi Italian
Means "son of Amerigo".

Amoretto Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Amore.

Amundsen Norwegian
Means "son of Amund". This name was borne by the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928).

Andersen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Anders". A noteworthy bearer was the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875).

Anderson English
Means "son of Andrew".

Andonova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Andonov.

Andreeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Андреева (see Andreyeva).

Andresen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Andreas".

Andreyev m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Andrey".

Andringa Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Andries" in Dutch.

Angelova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Angelov.

Angenent Dutch
Referred to person who lived at the end of the road or the village, derived from Dutch an gen ent meaning "at the end".

Antonini Italian
Means "son of Antonino".

Antonino Italian
From the given name Antonino.

Antoniou Greek
Means "son of Antonios".

Antonise Dutch
Derived from the given name Antonius.

Antonova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Antonov.

Antonsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Anton".

Appelhof Dutch
Indicated a person who lived by or at an apple garden, from Dutch appel "apple" and hof "yard, court".

Appleton English
From the name of several English towns, meaning "orchard" in Old English (a compound of æppel "apple" and tun "enclosure, yard").

Arbeider Dutch
From Dutch arbeider meaning "worker".

Ardelean Romanian
From the Romanian region of Ardeal, also called Transylvania. It is possibly derived from Hungarian erdő meaning "forest".

Ardovini Italian
Means "son of Arduino".

Arendonk Dutch
Denoted a person from Arendonk, a town between in northern Belgium. It is derived from arend "eagle" and donk "hill".

Arendsen Dutch
Variant of Arends.

Ashworth English
From an English place name meaning "ash enclosure" in Old English.

Asselman Dutch
Denoted a person from Assel, Asselt or Hasselt, the name of communities in the Netherlands and Belgium. They derive from Old Dutch ask "ash tree" and loh "woods on sandy soil", or hasal "hazel tree".

Asturias Spanish
From the name of a region in Spain, formerly a medieval kingdom. It is possibly derived from Basque asta "rock" and ur "water".

Atanasov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Atanas".

Atchison Scottish
Scots form of Atkinson.

Atkinson English
Means "son of Atkin", a medieval diminutive of Adam.

Attwater English
Variant of Atwater.

Augustin French, German
From the given name Augustin.

Avellino Italian
From the name of a town in Campania, Italy, called Abellinum in Latin, of unknown meaning.

Averesch Dutch
From a place name, possibly from a dialectal variation of Dutch over meaning "over" combined with esch meaning "ash tree".

Aveskamp Dutch
From a place name meaning "edge of camp" in Dutch.

Axelsson Swedish
Means "son of Axel".

Baanders Dutch
Dutch cognate of Banner.

Baardsen Norwegian
Means "son of Bård".

Babayeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Babayev.

Bachchan Hindi
From Hindi बच्चा (bachchā) meaning "child", a word of Persian origin. This surname was adopted by the Indian poet Harivansh Rai Srivastava (1907-2003).

Bachmann German
Denoted a person who lived near a stream, from Middle High German bach "stream" and man "man".

Bakalova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bakalov.

Balážová f Slovak
Feminine form of Baláž.

Bancroft English
From any of the various places of this name, derived from Old English bean meaning "bean" and croft meaning "small enclosed field".

Banderas Spanish
Spanish cognate of Banner.

Banerjee Bengali
Variant of Bandyopadhyay.

Baníková f Slovak
Feminine form of Baník.

Banister English
Variant of Bannister.

Baranová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Baran.

Barbieri Italian
Italian cognate of Barber.

Bardakçı Turkish
Means "glassmaker" from Turkish bardak "glass".

Bardolph Literature
The name of a drunken thief and frequent companion of John Falstaff in four of William Shakespeare's plays. Shakespeare probably adapted it from the aristocratic English surname Bardolf, now rare, which was itself derived from the Germanic given name Bardulf.

Bardsley English
From the name a village near Manchester, from the Old English given name Beornræd and leah "woodland, clearing".

Barsotti Italian
Probably from the medieval Latin word baro meaning "man, freeman" (of Frankish origin).

Barwegen Frisian
Derived from the name of a village in Frisia meaning "road to the dike".

Barzetti Italian
Variant of Barsotti.

Baumbach German
From a place name meaning "tree stream" in German.

Bautista Spanish
Derived from the given name Bautista.

Beaufort French
From various French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and fort "strong place, fortress".

Beaulieu French
From various French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and lieu "place".

Beaumont French, English
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and mont "mountain".

Behrends German
Derived from the given name Bernd.

Bélanger French
From the given name Bérenger.

Belanger English
From the given name Berengar.

Bellandi Italian
Means "son of Bellando", from a medieval given name derived from Latin bellandus meaning "which is to be fought".

Belluomo Italian
Variant of Bellomo.

Belmonte Spanish, Italian
From various place names in Italy and Spain meaning "beautiful mountain".

Bendtsen Danish
Means "son of Bendt".

Benenati Italian
Means "son of Benenato", a given name derived from Latin bene "good, well" and natus "good".

Benešová f Czech
Feminine form of Beneš.

Benetton Italian
Northern Italian variant of Benedetti.

Béranger French
From the given name Bérenger.

Beranová f Czech
Feminine form of Beran.

Bergfalk Swedish
Derived from Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and falk (Old Norse falki) meaning "falcon".

Berggren Swedish
From Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".

Berglund Swedish
Ornamental name from Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".

Bergmann German
From Old High German berg meaning "mountain" and man meaning "man", originally denoting someone who lived on a mountain.

Béringer French
From the given name Bérenger.

Beringer German, English
From the given name Berengar.

Bermúdez Spanish
Means "son of Bermudo".

Bernardi Italian
From the given name Bernardo.

Bernardo Portuguese
From the given name Bernardo.

Bernhard German
From the given name Bernhard.

Berntsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Bernt".

Bertrand French
Derived from the given name Bertrand.

Beverley English
From the name of an English city, derived from Old English beofor "beaver" and (possibly) licc "stream".

Biermann German
Derived from German bier "beer" and mann "man". The name may have referred to a brewer or a tavern owner.

Bissette English
Variant of Bisset.

Björkman Swedish
From Swedish björk (Old Norse bjǫrk) meaning "birch tree" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".

Blackman English
From a nickname, a variant of Black.

Blakeley English
From name of various English places, derived from Old English blæc "black" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Blanchet French
From a diminutive of the name Blanc.

Blanxart Catalan
Catalan form of Blanchard.

Blažević Croatian
Means "son of Blaž".

Blažková f Czech
Czech feminine form of Blažek.

Blomgren Swedish
From Swedish blomma (Old Norse blóm) meaning "flower" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".

Bobalová f Czech
Feminine form of Bobal.

Bodilsen Danish
Means "son of Bodil".

Bogdanić Croatian
Means "son of Bogdan".

Bogdanov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Bogdan".

Bondesan Italian
Venetian name derived from the name of the town of Bondeno in northern Italy.

Bonhomme French
Derived from Old French bon homme meaning "good man".

Bonnaire French
French form of Bonner.

Boothman English
Variant of Booth.

Borchard German
Derived from the given name Burkhard.

Borgnino Italian
From a nickname derived from the Piedmontese dialect word borgno meaning "one-eyed". This was the real surname of American actor Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012).

Borgogni Italian
From the name of the French region of Burgundy (called Bourgogne in French), which is named after the Germanic tribe the Burgundians, meaning "people from the high land".

Borisova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Borisov.

Borysova f Ukrainian
Feminine form of Borysov.

Böttcher German
Occupational name meaning "cooper, barrel maker" in German.

Bouchard French
From the Old German given name Burkhard.

Bourreau 1 French
Variant of Bureau.

Bourreau 2 French
Occupational name for an executioner or torturer, derived from bourrer "to hit, to stuff with cloth" (derived from French boure "stuffing").

Boyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Boyanov.

Braddock English
From various locations derived from Old English meaning "broad oak".

Bradford English
Derived from the name of the city of Bradford in West Yorkshire, which meant "broad ford" in Old English. This is also the name of other smaller towns in England.

Bradshaw English
From any of the places by this name in England, derived from Old English brad "broad" and sceaga "thicket".

Brantley German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Brändle.

Brewster English
Variant of Brewer, originally a feminine form of the occupational term.

Brierley English
From an English place name, derived from brer "briar" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Brioschi Italian
Derived from the town of Briosco, near Milan. It may be of Lombardic origin.

Brisbois French
Referred to a person who cleared land, from Old French briser "to cut" and bois "forest".

Brittain English
Variant of Britton.

Brodbeck German
Means "bread baker" from Middle High German brot "bread" and becke "baker".

Brownlow English
From Old English brun meaning "brown" and hlaw meaning "mound, small hill". The name was probably given to a family living on a small hill covered with bracken.

Brunetti Italian
Diminutive of Bruno.

Buchanan Scottish
From the name of a region in Stirlingshire, Scotland, which means "house of the canon" in Gaelic.

Buchholz German
From Middle High German buoche "beech" and holz "wood".

Bukowska f Polish
Feminine form of Bukowski.

Bukowski m Polish
Originally denoted someone who came from a place called Bukowo or Bukowiec, which derive from Polish buk meaning "beech".

Burešová f Czech
Feminine form of Bureš.

Bustillo Spanish
From the name of Spanish towns, diminutive forms of Busto.

Butkienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Butkus. This form (or Butkuvienė) is used by married women.

Cəfərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Cəfərov.

Calderón Spanish
Occupational name for a person who made, repaired or sold cauldrons or kettles, from Spanish calderón "cauldron", from Late Latin caldaria.

Caldwell English
From various English place names derived from Old English ceald "cold" and wille "spring, stream, well".

Callahan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceallacháin meaning "descendant of Cellachán".

Campbell Scottish
From a Gaelic nickname cam beul meaning "wry or crooked mouth". The surname was later represented in Latin documents as de bello campo meaning "of the fair field".

Cantrell English
Originally a name for someone from Cantrell in Devon, from an unknown first element and Old English hyll meaning "hill".

Capitani Italian
Occupational name meaning "captain" in Italian, ultimately from Latin caput "head".

Cárdenas Spanish
From the name of towns in the Spanish provinces of Almería and La Rioja. They are derived from Spanish cárdeno "blue, purple".

Carlisle English
From the name of a city in northern England. The city was originally called by the Romans Luguvalium meaning "stronghold of Lugus". Later the Brythonic element ker "fort" was appended to the name of the city.

Carlsson Swedish
Means "son of Carl".

Carrasco Spanish
Topographic name derived from Spanish carrasca meaning "holm oak" (species Quercus ilex).

Carrillo Spanish
Means "cheek, jaw" in Spanish, originally a nickname for a person with a distinctive cheek or jaw.

Carvalho Portuguese
Means "oak" in Portuguese, perhaps originally referring to a person who lived near such a tree.

Çaryýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Çaryýew.

Castilla Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Castile, a region (and medieval kingdom) in Spain. The name of the region is derived from Late Latin castellum meaning "castle".

Castillo Spanish
Spanish cognate of Castle.

Catalano Italian
Italian form of Catalán.

Cattaneo Italian
Variant of Capitani used in Lombardy.

Cavanagh Irish
Variant of Kavanagh.

Červenka m Czech
Variant of Červený.

Chadwick English
From the name of English towns meaning "settlement belonging to Chad" in Old English.

Chambers English
From Old French chambre meaning "chamber, room", an occupational name for a person who worked in the inner rooms of a mansion.

Chandler English
Occupational name meaning "candle seller" or "candle maker" in Middle English, ultimately derived from Latin candela via Old French.

Charmchi Persian
Means "leather worker" in Persian, from چرم (charm) meaning "leather" combined with چی (chī), denoting an occupation.

Chastain French
From Old French castan "chestnut tree" (Latin castanea), a name for someone who lived near a particular chestnut tree, or possibly a nickname for someone with chestnut-coloured hair.

Chaudhri Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi चौधरी (see Chaudhary).

Cheshire English
Originally indicated a person from the county of Cheshire in England. Cheshire is named for its city Chester.

Chilikov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian челик (chelik) meaning "steel" (of Turkish origin).

Chmelová f Czech
Feminine form of Chmela.

Cipriani Italian
From the given name Cipriano.

Čížiková f Slovak
Feminine form of Čížik.

Claesson Swedish
Means "son of Claes".

Clarkson English
Patronymic form of Clark.

Clemente Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Clemente.

Clifford English
Derived from various place names that meant "ford by a cliff" in Old English.

Cloutier French
Derived from French clou meaning "nail", referring to someone who made or sold nails.

Cochrane Scottish
From the name of a place in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Its origin is uncertain.

Cockburn Scottish, English
Originally indicated someone who came from Cockburn, a place in Berwickshire. The place name is derived from Old English cocc "rooster" and burna "stream".

Cojocaru Romanian
From Romanian cojoc meaning "sheepskin coat". This was an occupational name for a maker of these coats.

Comstock English
Possibly from the name of the River Culm in Devon, England. This name is seen in the Domesday book as Culmstoke or Colmstoke.

Connelly Irish
Variant of Connolly.

Connolly Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conghalaigh, which means "descendant of Conghalach". Conghalach is a nickname meaning "valiant".

Corcoran Irish
From Irish Ó Corcráin meaning "descendant of Corcrán", a given name derived from the Gaelic word corcair "purple".

Corleone Sicilian, Literature
From the name of the town of Corleone in Sicily, which is of uncertain meaning. This surname is well known from the novel The Godfather (1969) by Mario Puzo, as well as the films based on his characters. The story tells how Vito Andolini comes to America from Sicily, receiving the new surname Corleone at Ellis Island, and starts a criminal empire based in New York.

Costanzo Italian
From the given name Costanzo.

Coughlan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Cochláin.

Coughlin Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Cochláin.

Courtney English
Variant of Courtenay 1 or Courtenay 2.

Courtois French
French form of Curtis.

Crawford English
From a place name derived from Old English crawe "crow" and ford "river crossing". A notable bearer was the American actress Joan Crawford (1904-1977), born Lucille Fay LeSueur.

Crnčević Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Serbian and Croatian црн (crn) meaning "black".

Crocetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Croce.

Cruyssen Dutch
From the name of a place in the Netherlands, derived from kruis "cross".

Čtvrtník m Czech
Derived from Czech čtvrtlán meaning "one quarter of a lán", where a lán is a medieval Czech measure of land (approximately 18 hectares). The name denoted someone who owned this much land.

Cuijpers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Cummings English
Variant of Cummins.

Cvetkova f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Цветкова (see Tsvetkova).

Daalmans Dutch
Originally indicated a person who lived in a valley, from Dutch dal meaning "dale, valley" and man meaning "man".

Daelmans Dutch
Variant of Daalmans.

Dahlberg Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish dal (Old Norse dalr) meaning "dale, valley" and berg meaning "mountain".

Dahlmans Dutch
Variant of Daalmans.

Dalgaard Danish
From Old Norse dalr meaning "valley" and garðr meaning "yard, farmstead".

Damyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Damyan".

Danailov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Danail".

Dancheva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danchev.

Danniell English
Variant of Daniel.

D'Antonio Italian
Means "son of Antonio".

D'Aramitz French
Originally denoted one who came from Aramits, the name of a town in the French Pyrenees that is possibly derived from Basque haran meaning "valley".

Daskalov m Bulgarian
Derived from даскал (daskal) meaning "teacher".

Dávidová f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Dávid.

Davidová f Czech
Czech feminine form of David.

Davidsen Danish
Means "son of David".

Davidson English
Means "son of David".

Davidyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դավթյան (see Davtyan).

Davlatov m Tajik, Uzbek
Means "son of Davlat".

Debenham English
Originally denoted a person from the town of Debenham in Suffolk, derived from the name of the River Deben (meaning "deep" in Old English) combined with ham meaning "home, settlement".

De Bruijn Dutch
Dutch cognate of Brown.

De Clercq Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.

De Felice Italian
Means "son of Felice".

Deforest French
Means "from the forest" in French.

de Fresel Medieval Scottish
Older form of Fraser.

Deighton English
From English towns by this name, from Old English dic "ditch" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

De Jonker Dutch
Variant of Jonker.

De Koning Dutch
Dutch cognate of King.

De la Cruz Spanish
Spanish cognate of Delacroix.

Dela Cruz Spanish (Filipinized)
Variant of De la Cruz primarily used in the Philippines (where it is the most common surname).

Derricks English
Derived from the given name Derrick.

De Santis Italian
Italian form of Santos.

Devereux English
Indicated a person from Evreux in France, itself named after the Gaulish tribe of the Eburovices, which was probably derived from a Celtic word meaning "yew".

De Vroome Dutch
Variant of Vroom.

Di Caprio Italian
From the name of the island of Capri near Naples, itself possibly derived from Latin capra meaning "goat" or Greek κάπρος (kapros) meaning "wild boar".

Dierickx Flemish
Means "son of Dirk".

Dietrich German
Derived from the given name Dietrich.

Dijkstra Frisian
Variant of Dykstra.

Dimitrov m Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "son of Dimitar".

Di Napoli Italian
Means "from Naples" in Italian.

Dinapoli Italian
Variant of Di Napoli.

Di Pasqua Italian
Means "of Easter" in Italian.

Di Pietro Italian
Means "son of Pietro" in Italian.

Donaghue Irish
Variant of Donoghue.

Donnelly Irish
From Irish Ó Donnghaile meaning "descendant of Donnghal". The given name Donnghal means "brown valour", from donn "brown" and gal "valour". This surname is associated with the descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages.

D'Onofrio Italian
Means "son of Onofrio".

Donoghue Irish
From Irish Ó Donnchadha meaning "descendant of Donnchadh".