This is a list of surnames in which the length is 8.
GEISSLER GermanOccupational name for a goat herder, from southern German
Geiss meaning "goat" and the suffix
ler signifying an occupation.
GLÖCKNER GermanDerived from Middle High German
glocke "bell". It may have referred to a person who worked at or lived close to a bell tower.
GRIMALDI ItalianFrom the given name
GRIMALDO. It is the surname of the royal family of Monaco, which came from Genoa.
GRÜNBERG German, JewishFrom German
grün "green" and
Berg "mountain". This name indicated a person who lived on or near a forest-covered mountain.
GUERRERO SpanishMeans "warrior" in Spanish, an occupational name for a soldier. It is derived from Late Latin
werra "war", of Germanic origin.
GUINNESS IrishVariant of
MCGUINNESS. The name is well known because of the Guinness brand of ale, established in 1759 by Arthur Guinness.
HADZHIEV BulgarianMeans "son of the pilgrim" from Bulgarian
хаджия (hadzhiya) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately derived from Arabic
حجّي (hajji).
HALLORAN IrishFrom Irish
Ó hAllmhuráin meaning "descendant of Allmhurán". The given name
Allmhurán means "stranger from across the sea".
HAMILTON English, ScottishFrom an English place name, derived from Old English
hamel "crooked, mutilated" and
dun "hill". This was the name of a town in Leicestershire, England (which no longer exists).
HATHAWAY EnglishHabitational name for someone who lived near a path across a heath, from Old English
hæþ "heath" and
weg "way".
HENRYSON EnglishMeans "son of
HENRY". A bearer of this surname was the poet Robert Henryson (1425-1500).
HERSCHEL German, JewishDiminutive form of
HIRSCH (1) or
HIRSCH (2). A famous bearer was the British-German astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), as well as his sister Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) and son John Herschel (1792-1871), also noted scientists.
HOLZMANN GermanDerived from Old High German
holz "wood" and
man "man", a name for someone who lived close to a wood or worked with wood.
HOMEWOOD EnglishFrom various place names derived from Old English
ham meaning "home" and
wudu meaning "wood".
HOROWITZ JewishFrom the German name of Hořovice, a town in the Czech Republic. Its name is derived from Czech
hora "mountain".
HORSFALL EnglishFrom a minor place in Yorkshire derived from Old English
hors "horse" and
fall "clearing".
HUXTABLE EnglishDerived from the name of an English place meaning "hook post", from Old English
hoc "hook" and
stapol "post".
IGLESIAS SpanishFrom Spanish
iglesia meaning "church", from Latin
ecclesia (of Greek origin).
IORDANOU GreekFrom the name of the Jordan river, which is from Hebrew
יָרַד (yarad) meaning "descend" or "flow down".
JANOWSKI PolishHabitational name for a person from a town named
Janowo,
Janów or
Janowice, all derived from the given name
JAN (1).
JÄRVINEN FinnishDerived from Finnish
järvi meaning "lake". It is one of the most common surnames in Finland.
JEDLIČKA CzechDerived from Czech
jedle meaning "fir tree", perhaps given to a person who lived near a prominent one.
JEHLIČKA CzechFrom Czech
jehla meaning "needle", most likely borne by tailors in reference to their occupation.
JENNINGS EnglishFrom the given name
Jenyn, a diminutive of
Jen, itself a Middle English form of
JOHN.
JERNIGAN EnglishPossibly derived from the old Breton name
Iarnogon meaning "iron famous".
KAMIŃSKI PolishFrom Polish
kamień meaning "stone", a name for a stonecutter or for one who lived at a place with this name.
KATSAROS GreekMeans "curly" in Greek, referring to a person with curly hair.
KAVANAGH IrishDerived from the Irish Gaelic name
Caomhánach, which means "a student of saint
CAOMHÁN". It was the name used by a 12th-century king of Leinster, Domhnall Caomhánach, the eldest son of the historic Irish king Diarmait Mac Murchada.
KEIGHLEY EnglishDerived from an English place name meaning "clearing belonging to Cyhha". The Old English given name
Cyhha is of unknown meaning.
KILLOUGH IrishIndicated a person who was from Killough (County Down, Northern Ireland) or Killough (Wicklow, Ireland). The place name Killough means "church on the lake", derived from the Irish
cill "church" and
locha "lake".
KINGSLEY EnglishFrom a place name meaning "king's clearing" in Old English.
KINNAIRD ScottishFrom the name of a place in Scotland, in Gaelic
An Ceann Ard, meaning "high headland". In the 12th century a Norman nobleman received a charter of land here from King William the Lion (King of Scots), and was thereafter known by this name.
KIRCHNER GermanDerived from Middle High German
kirchenaere meaning "sexton".
KLOSSNER GermanDerived from German
Klausner, Middle High German
klosenære meaning "hermit".
KORHONEN FinnishPossibly from archaic Finnish
korho meaning "deaf, hard of hearing".
KOSZORÚS HungarianDerived from Hungarian
koszorú meaning "garland, wreath, girdle", a name for someone who made garlands.
KUNDAKÇI TurkishFrom Turkish
kundak meaning "stock, wooden part of a rifle".
KUROSAWA JapaneseFrom Japanese
黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and
澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh". A notable bearer was Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), a Japanese film director.
LABRIOLA ItalianOriginally indicated a person from the town of Abriola in southern Italy.
LACHANCE FrenchMeans "chance, luck" in French, a nickname for a lucky person.
LAPOINTE FrenchMeans "point (of a lance)" in French, possibly a nickname for a soldier.
LAWRENCE EnglishDerived from the given name
LAURENCE (1). Famous bearers include revolutionary T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935) and author D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930).
LINDGREN SwedishFrom Swedish
lind "linden tree" and
gren "branch". A famous bearer of this name was Swedish author Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002).
LOMBARDI ItalianOriginally indicated someone who came from the Lombardy region of northern Italy, which was named for the Lombards, a Germanic tribe who invaded in the 6th century.
LUZZATTO ItalianFrom an Italian form of
Lusatia, a region of eastern Germany.
MAC NIADH IrishMeans "son of Niadh" in Irish. The given name
Niadh means "champion".
MAJEWSKI PolishDerived from Polish
maj meaning "May". It may have been given in reference to the month the bearer was baptized.
MARADONA SpanishFrom the name of a place near Lugo in northern Spain. A notable bearer is the former Argentinian soccer star Diego Maradona (1960-).
MARCHESI ItalianFrom the Italian title
marchese meaning "marquis". It was probably a nickname for a person who behaved like a marquis or worked in the household of a marquis.
MARSHALL EnglishDerived from Middle English
mareschal "marshal", ultimately from Germanic
marah "horse" and
scalc "servant". It originally referred to someone who took care of horses.
MÁSELNÍK CzechReferred to one who churned or sold butter or buttermilk, derived from Czech
máslo "butter".
MATARACI TurkishOccupational name for a person who made water bottles or flasks, from Turkish
matara "flask".
MCCAULEY Irish, ScottishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Amhalghaidh meaning "son of Amhalghadh". The given name
Amhalghadh is of uncertain meaning.
MCGOVERN IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Mag Shamhradháin meaning "son of Samhradháin", a given name meaning "summer".
MCINTYRE ScottishFrom Scottish Gaelic
Mac an tSaoir meaning "son of the carpenter".
MCKINLEY ScottishAnglicized form of the Gaelic
Mac Fhionnlaigh meaning "son of
FIONNLAGH". This name was borne by the American president William McKinley (1843-1901), who was assassinated.
MCNAMARA IrishFrom Irish
Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name
Conmara is composed of
cú "hound" and
muir "sea".
MEDEIROS PortugueseFrom various Portuguese place names that were derived from Portuguese
medeiro meaning "haystack", ultimately from Latin
meta meaning "cone, pyramid".
MEISSNER GermanOriginally denoted a person from the German town of Meissen, which is probably of Slavic origin.
MELSBACH GermanFrom the name of a German town, possibly meaning "mill stream".
MELVILLE ScottishFrom the place name
Malleville meaning "bad town" in Norman French.
METHAROM ThaiPossibly refers to a place or institute of learning or where knowledge is provided.
MILLIGAN IrishAnglicized form of the Irish
Ó Maolagáin meaning "descendant of
Maolagán", a given name derived from
maol meaning "bald" or "tonsured".
MIYAMOTO JapaneseFrom Japanese
宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and
本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". A notable bearer is video game pioneer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-).
MONTAGNA ItalianMeans "mountain" in Italian, indicating a person who lived on or near one.
MONTAGUE EnglishFrom a Norman place name meaning "sharp mountain" in Old French.
MORIARTY IrishFrom Irish
Ó Muircheartach meaning "descendant of
MUIRCHERTACH". This was the surname given by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to a master criminal in the Sherlock Holmes series.
NAVRÁTIL CzechMeans "returned" in Czech, from the verb
navrátit "to return", perhaps used to denote a person who came home following a long absence.
NERVETTI ItalianPossibly a nickname for an innkeeper, from archaic Milanese
nervètt, a local meal prepared from a calf.
NEUVILLE FrenchFrom the names of various French towns meaning "new town".
NICASTRO ItalianFrom the name of the town of Nicastro in Calabria, southern Italy.
NICOLOSI ItalianFrom the name of the town Nicolosi on Sicily, itself named for Saint Nicholas.
NIEMCZYK PolishFrom Polish
Niemiec meaning "German" and the patronymic suffix
-czyk.
NOGUEIRA Portuguese, GalicianFrom Portuguese and Galician
nogueira meaning "walnut tree", from the Late Latin
nucarius, ultimately from Latin
nux meaning "nut".
NORTHROP EnglishOriginally denoted one who came from a town of this name England, meaning "north farm".
NOSCHESE ItalianFrom the name of the town of Nusco in Campania, southern Italy.