Surnames of Length 8

Kováčová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Kováč.

Kovaleva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Ковалёва (see Kovalyova).

Kovalyov m Russian
Derived from Russian коваль (koval) meaning "blacksmith".

Kovářová f Czech
Feminine form of Kovář.

Kowalska f Polish
Feminine form of Kowalski.

Kowalski m Polish
From Polish kowal meaning "blacksmith". This is the second most common surname in Poland.

Krasteva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Krastev.

Krastiņa f Latvian
Feminine form of Krastiņš.

Krastiņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian krasts meaning "shore, coast".

Kravchuk Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian кравець (kravets) meaning "tailor".

Krawczyk Polish
From a diminutive of krawiec meaning "tailor".

Krejčová f Czech
Feminine form of Krejči.

Kučerová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Kučera.

Kudrnová f Czech
Feminine form of Kudrna.

Kuijpers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Kulkarni Marathi
Means "village clerk, revenue collector" in Marathi.

Kumamoto Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kundakçı Turkish
From Turkish kundak meaning "stock, wooden part of a rifle".

Kurbonov m Uzbek, Tajik
Alternate transcription of Uzbek/Tajik Қурбонов (see Qurbonov).

Kurosawa Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh". A notable bearer was Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998), a Japanese film director.

Kurzmann German
Means "short man" in German.

Kusumoto Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kuzmenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Kuzma.

Kynaston English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "Cynefrith's town" in Old English.

Labriola Italian
Originally indicated a person from the town of Abriola in southern Italy.

Lachance French
Means "chance, luck" in French, a nickname for a lucky person.

Lafrentz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Lagounov m Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Лагунов (see Lagunov).

Lagunova f Russian
Feminine form of Lagunov.

Lahtinen Finnish
From Finnish lahti meaning "bay, cove".

Laitinen Finnish
Finnish surname of unknown origin.

Lamberti Italian
Derived from the given name Lamberto.

Landolfi Italian
From the given name Landolfo, Italian form of the Lombardic name Landulf.

Langford English
From any of various places in England with this name, derived from Old English lang "long" and ford "ford, river crossing".

Langlais French
Means "the Englishman" in French.

Langlois French
Variant of Langlais.

Langston English
From any of the various locations in England with this name, derived from Old English lang "long" and stan "stone".

Láníková f Czech
Feminine form of Láník.

Lapointe French
Means "the point (of a lance)" in French, possibly a nickname for a soldier.

Lawrence English
Derived from the given name Laurence 1. Famous bearers include revolutionary T. E. Lawrence (1888-1935) and author D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930).

Lazarova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Lazarov.

Lebedeva f Russian
Feminine form of Lebedev.

Leclercq French
Variant of Leclerc.

Lefebvre French
Variant of Lefèvre.

Leggièri Italian
Means "light, thin" in Sicilian.

Lehtinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish lehti meaning "leaf".

Lehtonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish lehto meaning "grove, small forest".

Leifsson Icelandic, Swedish
Means "son of Leif".

Leighton English
Variant of Layton.

Leonardi Italian
From the given name Leonardo.

Leppänen Finnish
From Finnish leppä meaning "alder".

Leverenz German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Lewerenz.

Lévesque French
Derived from French évêque, a cognate of Bishop.

Lewerenz German
From a northern German form of the given name Lorenz.

Lindbeck Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and bäck (Old Norse bekkr) meaning "stream".

Lindberg Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and berg meaning "mountain".

Lindgren Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch". A famous bearer of this name was Swedish author Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002).

Lindholm Swedish
From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and holme (Old Norse holmr) meaning "small island".

Linville English
From an unknown place name.

Ljungman Swedish
From Swedish ljung (Old Norse lyng) meaning "heather" and man (Old Norse maðr) meaning "person, man".

Llywelyn Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Llywelyn.

Lockwood English
From an English place name meaning "enclosed wood".

Lombardi Italian
Originally 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. Their name is derived from the Old German roots lang "long" and bart "beard".

Lombardo Italian
Variant of Lombardi.

Lorenzen Danish, Low German
Means "son of Lorens".

Lovelace English
From a nickname for a lothario, derived from Middle English lufeles, Old English lufuleas meaning "loveless".

Lucassen Dutch
Means "son of Lucas".

Lukáčová f Slovak
Feminine form of Lukáč.

Lundberg Swedish
Derived from Swedish lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove" and berg meaning "mountain".

Lundgren Swedish
Derived from Swedish lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove" and gren (Old Norse grein) meaning "branch".

Luzzatto Italian
From an Italian form of Lusatia, a region of eastern Germany.

Mac an Aba Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McNab.

MacAngus Scottish
Variant of MacInnes.

Mac Aodha Irish
Means "son of Aodh" in Irish.

MacAoidh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Aodha.

Macaulay Scottish, Irish
Variant of McCauley.

Macauley Irish, Scottish
Variant of McCauley.

MacBride Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Giolla Bhrighde.

MacClery Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cléirich.

MacCrumb Scottish
Anglicized form of MacChruim.

MacGowan Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Ghabhann.

MacGrory Irish, Scottish
Variant of McCrory.

MacGuire Irish
Variant of McGuire.

MacInnes Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aonghais meaning "son of Aonghas".

MacKenna Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

MacKenny Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

MacLeòid Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McLeod.

Mac Néill Irish
Irish form of McNeil.

MacNèill Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McNeil.

MacNevin Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

Mac Niadh Irish
Means "son of Niadh" in Irish. The given name Niadh means "champion".

MacNiven Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

MacQueen Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.

Maddison English
Variant of Madison.

Magellan History
Anglicized form of Magalhães, referring to the explorer.

Magorian Irish
Possibly a variant of McGowan or McGovern.

Mag Raith Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McRae.

Mahmoudi Persian
From the given name Mahmoud.

Majewska f Polish
Feminine form of Majewski.

Majewski m Polish
Derived from Polish maj meaning "May". It may have been given in reference to the month the bearer was baptized.

Makarova f Russian
Feminine form of Makarov.

Maksimov m Russian
Means "son of Maksim".

Məmmədov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Məmməd".

Mammadov m Azerbaijani
Alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Məmmədov.

Manfredi Italian
Derived from the given name Manfredo.

Maradona Spanish
From the name of a place near Lugo in northern Spain. A notable bearer is the former Argentinian soccer star Diego Maradona (1960-2020).

Marangoz Turkish
Occupational name meaning "joiner, carpenter" in Turkish.

Marchand English, French
Occupational name meaning "merchant", ultimately from Latin mercari "to trade".

Marchesi Italian
From 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.

Marešová f Czech
Feminine form of Mareš.

Marinova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Marinov.

Marković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Marko".

Marshall English
Derived from Middle English mareschal "marshal", from Latin mariscalcus, ultimately from Germanic roots akin to Old High German marah "horse" and scalc "servant". It originally referred to someone who took care of horses.

Martelli Italian
Italian form of Martel 2.

Martínek m Czech
Derived from the given name Martin.

Martinek m Czech
Derived from the given name Martin.

Martínez Spanish
Means "son of Martín" in Spanish.

Martinez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Martínez.

Martinov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Martin".

Máselník m Czech (Rare)
Referred to one who churned or sold butter or buttermilk, derived from Czech máslo "butter".

Maślanka Polish
Polish cognate of Máselník.

Mataracı Turkish
Occupational name for a person who made water bottles or flasks, from Turkish matara "flask".

Matheson Scottish
Means "son of Matthew".

Mathisen Norwegian
Means "son of Mathias".

Matković Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Matko".

Matoušek m Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Matouš.

Matsuoka Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Matthews English
Derived from the given name Matthew.

Mattsson Swedish
Means "son of Matts".

Matveeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Матвеева (see Matveyeva).

Matveyev m Russian
Means "son of Matvey".

McArthur Scottish
Means "son of Arthur" in Gaelic.

McCallum Scottish
Variant form of MacCallum.

McCarthy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cárthaigh meaning "son of Carthach".

McCauley Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh or Mac Amhalghadha meaning "son of Amhalghaidh". The given name Amhalghaidh, from Old Irish Amalgaid, is of uncertain meaning.

McCleary Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Cléirich.

McCreery Irish, Scottish
Variant of McCrory.

McDaniel Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

McDevitt Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Daibhéid meaning "son of Dáibhí".

McDonald Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

McDowell Scottish
Variant of MacDougall.

McGinnis Irish
Variant of McGuinness.

McGovern Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mag Shamhradháin meaning "son of Samhradháin", a given name meaning "summer".

McGregor Scottish
Variant of MacGregor.

McIntosh Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic Mac an Tòisich meaning "son of the chief".

McIntyre Scottish
From Scottish Gaelic Mac an tSaoir meaning "son of the carpenter".

McKeever Irish
Variant of McIver.

McKellar Scottish
From Gaelic MacEalair meaning "son of Ealar".

McKenzie Scottish
Variant of MacKenzie.

McKinley Scottish
Anglicized form of MacFhionnlaigh. This name was borne by the American president William McKinley (1843-1901), who was assassinated.

McKinney Irish, Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

McMillan Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacMhaoilein meaning "son of Maolan", itself meaning "devotee, servant, tonsured one".

McNamara Irish
From Irish Mac Conmara meaning "son of Conmara". The given name Conmara is composed of cú "hound" and muir "sea".

McNeilly Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Fhilidh meaning "son of the poet".

McSheehy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Síthigh, meaning "son of Sítheach".

McTavish Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacTàmhais meaning "son of Tàmhas".

Medeiros Portuguese
From various Portuguese place names that were derived from Portuguese medeiro meaning "haystack", ultimately from Latin meta meaning "cone, pyramid".

Medvedev m Russian
Derived from Russian медведь (medved) meaning "bear".

Meeuwsen Dutch
Derived from the Dutch given name Meeuw, which comes from Bartholomeus (see Bartholomew).

Meissner German
Originally denoted a person from the German town of Meissen, which is probably of Slavic origin.

Meléndez Spanish
Variant of Menéndez.

Melsbach German
From the name of a German town, possibly meaning "mill stream".

Melville Scottish
From the place name Malleville meaning "bad town" in Norman French.

Menéndez Spanish
Means "son of Menendo" in Spanish, the given name Menendo being a medieval Spanish form of Hermenegildo.

Merchant English
Variant of Marchand.

Merricks Welsh
Variant of Merrick.

Messerli German (Swiss)
Swiss diminutive form of Messer.

Messmann German
Variant of Messer.

Mészáros Hungarian
Means "butcher" in Hungarian.

Metharom Thai
Possibly refers to a place or institute of learning or where knowledge is provided.

Michaels English
Derived from the given name Michael.

Michalak Polish
Means "son of Michał".

Michiels Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Michiel".

Mihaylov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Mihail".

Mikulová f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Mikula.

Milligan Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Maolagáin meaning "descendant of Maolagán", a given name derived from maol meaning "bald" or "tonsured".

Millward English
Means "guardian of the mill" in Old English.

Mirzəyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Mirzə".

Mirzoeva f Tajik
Feminine form of Mirzoev.

Mitchell 1 English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Michael.

Mitchell 2 English
Originally a nickname for a large person, from Old English micel "big".

Mitrović Serbian
Means "son of Mitar".

Miyagawa Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Miyajima Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Miyamoto Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin". A notable bearer is video game pioneer Shigeru Miyamoto (1952-).

Miyazaki Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Mizutani Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Mlynárik m Slovak
Slovak form of Mlynář.

Mogensen Danish
Means "son of Mogens".

Mohammad Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Mohammad.

Mohammed Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Moldovan Romanian
Originally indicated a person from the historic principality of Moldavia (see Moldova).

Monaghan Irish
Variant of Monahan.

Montagna Italian
Means "mountain" in Italian, from Latin montanus, indicating a person who lived on or near a mountain.

Montagne French
French cognate of Montagna.

Montague English
From a Norman place name meaning "sharp mountain" in Old French.

Monteiro Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Montero.

Mooshian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մուշյան (see Mushyan).

Moriarty Irish
From Irish Ó Muircheartach meaning "descendant of Muirchertach". This was the surname given by Arthur Conan Doyle to a master criminal in the Sherlock Holmes series.

Morikawa Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Morimoto Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Moriyama Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Morozova f Russian
Feminine form of Morozov.

Morrison English
Means "son of Morris".

Mortimer English
From the name of a town in Normandy meaning "dead water, still water" in Old French.

Muhammad Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Derived from the given name Muhammad.

Muhlfeld German
Means "mill field" in German.

Mulligan Irish
Variant of Milligan.

Munteanu Romanian
From Romanian muntean meaning "mountaineer, from the mountains", ultimately from Latin mons.

Musilová f Czech
Feminine form of Musil.

Mustonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish musta meaning "black".

Muyskens Dutch
Means "little mouse" in Dutch.

Nagarkar Marathi
Derived from the name of the town of Nagar in Maharashtra, India.

Nagasawa Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Nakagawa Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Nakahara Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Nakajima Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Nakamura Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Naoumova f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Наумова (see Naumova).

Navickas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Nowicki.

Navrátil m Czech
Means "returned" in Czech, from the verb navrátit "to return", perhaps used to denote a person who came home following a long absence.

Nazarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Նազարյան (see Nazaryan).

Nazaryan Armenian
Means "son of Nazar".

Nedbálek m Czech
From Czech nedbalý meaning "careless".

Negrescu Romanian
Patronymic derived from Romanian negru "black".

Nelissen Dutch
Means "son of Cornelis".

Nervetti Italian
Possibly a nickname for an innkeeper, from archaic Milanese nervètt, a local meal prepared from a calf.

Neuville French
From the names of various French towns meaning "new town".

Nicastro Italian
From the name of the town of Nicastro in Calabria, southern Italy.

Nicholls English
Derived from the given name Nichol.

Nickleby Literature
Created by Charles Dickens for the title character in his novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839). He probably based it on Nicol, a medieval vernacular form of Nicholas, with the common English place name suffix -by, which is derived from Old Norse býr meaning "farm, settlement".

Nicodemo Italian
Derived from the given name Nicodemo.

Nicolaou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Νικολάου (see Nikolaou).

Nicolosi Italian
From the name of the town Nicolosi on Sicily, itself named for Saint Nicholas.

Nicolson English
Variant of Nicholson.

Nicotera Italian
From the name of the town of Nicotera in Calabria.

Niemczyk Polish
From Polish Niemiec meaning "German" and the patronymic suffix -czyk.

Nieminen Finnish
Derived from Finnish niemi meaning "peninsula, cape".

Nifterik Dutch
Variant of Van Niftrik.

Nikitina f Russian
Feminine form of Nikitin.

Nikolaev m Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian Николаев (see Nikolayev), as well as the usual Bulgarian form.

Nikolaou Greek
Means "son of Nikolaos".

Nikolova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Nikolov.

Niskanen Finnish
Derived from Finnish niska meaning "neck", indicating someone who lived on a neck of land or who had a distinctive neck.

Nogueira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician nogueira meaning "walnut tree", from the Late Latin nucarius, ultimately from Latin nux meaning "nut".

Nordberg Swedish, Norwegian
From Swedish and Norwegian nord (Old Norse norðr) meaning "north" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Swedish name it is ornamental.

Nordskov Danish
Means "north woods" in Danish.

Northrop English
Originally denoted one who came from a town of this name England, meaning "north farm".

Noschese Italian
From the name of the town of Nusco in Campania, southern Italy.

Nováková f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Novák.

Novikova f Russian
Feminine form of Novikov.

Nurminen Finnish
Derived from Finnish nurmi meaning "grass, lawn".

Nussbaum German, Jewish
Means "nut tree", derived from the German Nuss "nut" and Baum "tree".

Ó Bradáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Braden.

Ó Caiside Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Cassidy.

Ó Catháin Irish
Means "descendant of Cathán".

Ó Ciardha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Carey.

Ó Conaill Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Connell.

Ó Conaire Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Conroy.

O'Connell Irish
Variant of Connell.

Ó Cuilinn Irish
Means "descendant of Cuileann", Cuileann being a nickname meaning "holly".

Ó Dálaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Daly.

Ó Damháin Irish
Means "descendant of Damhán".

O'Donnell Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Domhnaill meaning "descendant of Domhnall".

Ó Dubháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Duane.

Ó Faoláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Whelan.

Ó Frighil Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Friel.

Ognianov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Огнянов (see Ognyanov).

Ognyanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Ognyan".

Ó Gormáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Gorman 2.

O'Hanegan Irish
Variant of O'Hannagain.

O'Hanigan Irish
Variant of O'Hannigain.

Ó hEaghra Irish
Irish Gaelic form of O'Hara.

Ó hEidhin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hines.

Ó hÍcidhe Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Hickey.

Ó hUiginn Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Higgins.

Olayinka Yoruba
From the given name Olayinka.

Oleastro Spanish
Means "wild olive" in Spanish, originally indicating one who lived near such a tree.

Oliveira Portuguese
Means "olive tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin oliva. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with olive trees.

Olofsson Swedish
Means "son of Olof".

Ó Mainnín Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Manning 2.

Ó Maoláin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Mullen.

Ó Meadhra Irish
Means "descendant of Meadhra". The given name Meadhra is derived from the Gaelic meadhar meaning "merry, happy".

Ó Mocháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Mohan.

Oorschot Dutch
Variant of Van Oirschot.

Orellana Spanish
Originally indicated a person from one of the two towns named Orellana in Badajoz, Spain. Their names are probably derived from Latin Aureliana meaning "of Aurelius".

Ó Riagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Reagan.

Osbourne English
Derived from the given name Osborn.

Ó Seanáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Shannon.

Ó Seighin Irish
Means "descendant of Seighin". The given name Seighin means "small hawk" from Old Irish séigene.

Osmonova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Osmonov.

Ottosson Swedish
Means "son of Otto".

Ozolinsh Latvian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ozoliņš.

Padovano Italian
Originally denoted one who came from the city of Padua in Italy, from Italian Padova, itself from Latin Patavium, of unknown meaning.

Pakulska f Polish
Feminine form of Pakulski.

Pakulski m Polish
Originally denoted a person from Pakuly, Poland.

Palacios Spanish
Spanish cognate of Palazzo.

Palencia Spanish
Habitational name from the city or region of Palencia in northern Spain.

Pallesen Danish
Means "son of Palle".

Palmeiro Portuguese
Portuguese form of Palmer.