Surnames of Length 9

This is a list of surnames in which the length is 9.
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Abadjieva f Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Абаджиева (see Abadzhieva).
Abadzhiev m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian абаджия (abadzhiya) meaning "weaver, tailor" (of Turkish origin, ultimately from Arabic عباءة (ʿabāʾa) meaning "cloak").
Abbadelli Italian
Means "little abbot" from Italian abate and the diminutive suffix -elli.
Abdullaev m Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Cyrillic Абдуллаев (see Abdullayev).
Abramsson Swedish
Means "son of Abraham".
Achthoven Dutch
Denoted a person from various towns in the Netherlands called Achthoven, which is derived from Dutch acht "eight" and hoven "farmsteads".
Ackermann German
Denoted a person who lived near a field, from Middle High German acker "field" and man "man".
Acquarone Italian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a place name or an occupation derived from Italian acqua "water".
Adamíková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Adamík.
Adolfsson Swedish
Means "son of Adolf".
Adomaitis m Lithuanian
From the given name Adomas.
Adriatico Italian
Originally denoted a person who lived near the Adriatic sea.
Agnarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Agnar".
Agnellini Italian
From a diminutive of Agnelli.
Ainsworth English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Ainsworth near Manchester, itself from the Old English given name Ægen and worþ meaning "enclosure".
Akhmadova f Chechen
Feminine form of Akhmadov.
Akhmetova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Akhmetov.
Akkermans Dutch
Dutch form of Ackermann.
Albertson English
Means "son of Albert".
Albinsson Swedish
Means "son of Albin".
Aldenkamp Dutch
Possibly from an unknown place name meaning "old field" in Dutch.
Aldershof Dutch
Means "Aldert's courtyard" from the given name Aldert combined with Dutch hof "yard, court".
Alekseeva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Алексеева (see Alekseyeva).
Alekseyev m Russian
Means "son of Aleksey".
Alexander English
Derived from the given name Alexander.
Alexandre French, Portuguese
From the given name Alexandre.
Alfredson English
Means "son of Alfred".
Aliprandi Italian
Means "son of Alibrand".
Alvarsson Swedish
Means "son of Alvar".
Amalberti Italian
Means "son of Amalberto", from the Germanic name Amalbert.
Andersson Swedish
Means "son of Anders". This is the most common surname in Sweden.
Andreasen Danish
Means "son of Andreas".
Andreyeva f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Andreyev.
Andrysiak Polish
Means "son of Andrzej".
Antonelli Italian
Means "son of Antonello".
Antonescu Romanian
Means "son of Anton".
Antonisen Danish
Means "son of Anton".
Antunović Croatian
Means "son of Antun".
Apeldoorn Dutch
From the name of a city in the Netherlands, meaning "apple tree" in Dutch.
Ardizzone Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Ardito.
Arkwright English
Occupational name meaning "chest maker", from Middle English arc meaning "chest, coffer" and wyrhta meaning "maker, craftsman".
Armistead English
Means "hermitage", indicating a person who lived near one, from Middle English ermite "hermit" and stede "place".
Armstrong English
Means "strong arm" from Middle English. Tradition holds that the family is descended from Siward, an 11th-century Earl of Northumbria. Famous bearers of this name include the Americans Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), a jazz musician, and Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), an astronaut who was the first person to walk on the moon.
Arrigucci Italian
Means "son of Arriguccio", a diminutive of the given name Arrigo.
Arrington English
From the name of a town in Cambridgeshire, originally meaning "Earna's settlement" in Old English (Earna being a person's nickname meaning "eagle").
Arthurson English
Means "son of Arthur".
Arvidsson Swedish
Means "son of Arvid".
Assenberg Dutch
From Dutch es meaning "ash tree" (plural essen) and berg meaning "mountain".
Assendorp Dutch
From the name of a place called Assendorp, composed of Dutch essen and dorp, meaning "ash tree village".
Ateljević Serbian
Probably from Hatelji, the name of a town in Serbia, which is of unknown meaning.
Atteberry English
Means "dweller at the fortified town" from Middle English at and burh "fortified place".
Augustine English
From the given name Augustine 1.
Baardwijk Dutch
From the name of a town in the Netherlands, possibly from Baard, a variant of Bert, and wijk meaning "neighbourhood, district".
Babatunde Yoruba
From the given name Babatunde.
Bachmeier German
Originally referred to a farmer whose farm was beside a stream, from Middle High German bach "stream" and meier "steward, tenant farmer".
Bachvarov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian бъчвар (bachvar) meaning "cooper, barrel maker".
Bakhuizen Dutch
Means "bakery" from Dutch bak "bake" and huis "house", an occupational name for a baker.
Balčiūnas m Lithuanian
From a given name that was derived from Lithuanian baltas meaning "white".
Baldovini Italian
Derived from the given name Baldovino.
Ballerini Italian
From Italian ballerino meaning "dancer", an occupational name or nickname for someone who liked to dance.
Bannister English
From Norman French banastre meaning "basket". This was originally a name for a maker of baskets.
Barsamian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պարսամյան (see Parsamyan).
Bartošová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Bartoš.
Battaglia Italian
From a nickname meaning "battle" in Italian.
Baumhauer German
Occupational name meaning "woodcutter", derived from German Baum "tree" and hauen "to chop".
Beauchêne French
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and chêne "oak".
Bedrosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Պետրոսյան (see Petrosyan).
Beethoven Dutch (Archaic)
From a place name derived from Dutch beet "beet, beetroot" and hoven "farms". This name was borne by the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), whose family was of Flemish origin. The surname is now mostly extinct.
Behringer German
From the given name Berengar.
Bellerose French
Means "beautiful rose" in French.
Benedetti Italian
From the given name Benedetto.
Bengtsson Swedish
Means "son of Bengt".
Benvenuti Italian
Means "son of Benvenuto".
Beránková f Czech
Feminine form of Beránek.
Bergqvist Swedish
From Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
Bergström Swedish
Derived from Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
Berkovich Jewish
Means "son of Berko" in Yiddish, Berko being a derivative of Ber.
Berntsson Swedish
Means "son of Bernt".
Bertolini Italian
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Bertoldo.
Biancardi Italian
Italian form of Blanchard.
Bicchieri Italian
Means "drinking glasses" in Italian, referring originally to a person who made or sold them.
Bischoffs German
German cognate of Bishop.
Bjarnesen Danish
Means "son of Bjarne".
Björklund Swedish
From Swedish björk (Old Norse bjǫrk) meaning "birch tree" and lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove".
Blackburn English
From the name of a city in Lancashire, meaning "black stream" in Old English.
Blackwood English, Scottish
From an English place name meaning "black wood".
Blakesley English
From the name of a town in Northamptonshire, itself meaning "Blæcwulf's meadow" in Old English. Blæcwulf is a byname meaning "black wolf".
Blanchard French, English
Derived from the given name Blanchard.
Blažeková f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Blažek.
Blomqvist Swedish
From Swedish blomma (Old Norse blóm) meaning "flower" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
Blumstein Jewish
Ornamental name meaning "flower stone" in German.
Boerefijn Dutch
Possibly an adaptation of French beurre fin meaning "good butter".
Bogdanova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bogdanov.
Bogomolov m Russian
Derived from Russian богомол (bogomol) meaning "pious one, devotionalist".
Bolkvadze Georgian
From Georgian ბოლქვი (bolkvi) meaning "tuber, bulb".
Borchardt German
Derived from the given name Burkhard.
Botterill English
Probably indicated someone from the town of Les Bottereaux in Normandy, itself derived from Old French bot "toad".
Boyadjiev m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бояджиев (see Boyadzhiev).
Brambilla Italian
Derived from the Italian town of Brembilla in Lombardy, itself named after the Brembo river.
Brankovič Slovene
Slovene form of Branković.
Broadbent English
From a place name derived from Old English brad "broad" and beonet "bent grass".
Brzezicka f Polish
Feminine form of Brzezicki.
Brzezicki m Polish
Derived from Polish brzezina meaning "birch grove".
Buchvarov m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Bulgarian Бъчваров (see Bachvarov).
Burakgazi Turkish
Possibly from the given name Burak and Arabic غازي (ghāzī) meaning "warrior".
Caballero Spanish
From a nickname derived from Spanish caballero meaning "knight", a cognate of Chevalier.
Calabrese Italian
Originally given to a person who came from the region of Calabria in southern Italy.
Carlevaro Italian
Northern Italian variant of Carnevale.
Carnevale Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "carnival", perhaps given to a festive person.
Carpenter English
From the occupation, derived from Middle English carpentier (ultimately from Latin carpentarius meaning "carriage maker").
Castañeda Spanish
Habitational name from any of various places called Castañeda, from a Spanish word meaning "chesnut grove", itself derived from castaña meaning "chesnut".
Caulfield English
From a place name meaning "cold field", from Old English ceald "cold" and feld "pasture, field".
Čermáková f Czech
Feminine form of Čermák.
Černíková f Czech
Feminine form of Černík.
Cervantes Spanish
Possibly from Old Spanish servanto meaning "servant" or ciervo meaning "stag". A famous bearer was the Spanish novelist Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616).
Chalupník m Czech
Derived from Czech chalupa meaning "cottage". The name referred to a peasant farmer who owned a very small piece of land.
Chalupová f Czech
Feminine form of Chalupa.
Chaudhari Marathi, Gujarati
Alternate transcription of Marathi चौधरी or Gujarati ચૌધરી (see Chaudhary).
Chaudhary Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali
From a title meaning "holder of four", from Sanskrit चतुर् (catur) meaning "four" and धुरीय (dhurīya) meaning "bearing a burden".
Chaudhuri Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali চৌধুরী (see Chowdhury).
Chavdarov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Chavdar".
Chevalier French
From a nickname derived from French chevalier meaning "knight", from Late Latin caballarius "horseman", Latin caballus "horse".
Chevrolet French
From a diminutive of chèvre meaning "goat", indicating a person who cultivated goats.
Chilikova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Chilikov.
Choudhary Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi चौधरी (see Chaudhary).
Choudhury Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali চৌধুরী (see Chowdhury).
Chowdhury Bengali
Bengali form of Chaudhary.
Christian English, French, German
Derived from the given name Christian.
Churchill English
From an English place name meaning "church hill". A famous bearer was Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the British prime minister during World War II.
Cingolani Italian
From Cingoli, a town in the Marche region of Italy. It is derived from Latin cingo "surround, ring".
Clemensen Danish
Means "son of Clemens".
Cleveland English
Derived from a place name meaning "cliff land" in Old English.
Colombera Italian
From a derivative of Italian colomba "dove" indicating a house where doves were held.
Colquhoun Scottish
From a place name meaning "narrow corner" or "narrow wood" in Gaelic.
Constable English
From Old French conestable, ultimately from Latin comes stabuli meaning "officer of the stable".
Contreras Spanish
From the name of a town in Burgos, Spain, derived from Late Latin contraria meaning "area opposite".
Cotterill English
Derived from Middle English cotter meaning "cottager", referring to a small tenant farmer.
Courtenay 1 English
From the name of towns in France that were originally derivatives of the Gallo-Roman personal name Curtenus, itself derived from Latin curtus "short".
Courtenay 2 English
From the Old French nickname court nes meaning "short nose".
Cousineau French
Derived from Old French cosin meaning "cousin".
Cremaschi Italian
From the name of the city of Crema in Lombardy, northern Italy.
Cremonesi Italian
From the name of the Italian city of Cremona in Lombardy.
Csintalan Hungarian
Means "mischievous, naughty" in Hungarian.
Csizmadia Hungarian
Means "bootmaker" in Hungarian.
Cucinotta Italian
Derived from a diminutive of Italian cucina meaning "kitchen".
Dąbrowska f Polish
Feminine form of Dąbrowski.
Dąbrowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Dąbrowa or Dobrów, derived from Polish dąb meaning "oak".
D'Agostino Italian
From the given name Agostino.
D'Ambrosio Italian
From the given name Ambrogio.
Damyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Damyanov.
Danailova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Danailov.
Danielová f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Daniel.
Danielson English
Means "son of Daniel".
Darbinian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դարբինյան (see Darbinyan).
Darbinyan Armenian
From Armenian դարբին (darbin) meaning "blacksmith".
Daskalova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Daskalov.
Davidović Serbian
Means "son of David".
Davlatova f Tajik, Uzbek
Feminine form of Davlatov.
De Angelis Italian
Means "son of Angelo".
Delacroix French
Means "of the cross" in French. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads. A notable bearer was the French painter Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863).
Del Bosque Spanish
Means "of the forest" in Spanish.
De Lorenzo Italian
Means "son of Lorenzo".
Demetriou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Δημητρίου (see Dimitriou).
Demirović Bosnian
Means "son of Demir".
Deschamps French
Means "from the fields", from French champ "field".
De Snaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
Desroches French
Means "from the rocks", from French roche "rock".
Dickerson English
Means "son of Dick 1".
Dickinson English
Means "son of Dicun", Dicun being a medieval diminutive of Dick 1. American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was a famous bearer.
Dimitriou Greek
Means "son of Dimitrios".
Dircksens Dutch
Means "son of Dirk".
Di Stefano Italian
Means "son of Stefano".
Domínguez Spanish
Means "son of Domingo".
Donaldson English
Means "son of Donald". A notable bearer is the online personality Jimmy Donaldson (1998-), who goes by the alias MrBeast.
Draganova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Draganov.
Dreschner German
Derived from Middle High German dreschen "to thresh". A thresher was a person who separated the grains from a cereal plant by beating it.
Duncanson Scottish
Means "son of Duncan".
Durdyýewa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Durdyýew.
Dvořáková f Czech
Feminine form of Dvořák.
Eberhardt German
Derived from the given name Eberhard.
Eccleston English
Denoted a person from any of the various places named Eccleston in England, derived from Latin ecclesia "church" (via Briton) and Old English tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Edvardsen Norwegian
Means "son of Edvard".
Edwardson English
Means "son of Edward".
Eikenboom Dutch
Means "oak tree", from Dutch eik "oak" and boom "tree".
Einarsson Swedish
Means "son of Einar".
Ellington English
From the name of multiple towns in England. The town's name is derived from the masculine given name Ella (a short form of Old English names beginning with the elements ælf meaning "elf" or eald meaning "old") combined with tun meaning "enclosure, town".
Ellsworth English
Habitational name for a person from the town of Elsworth in Cambridgeshire. The town's name is derived from the masculine given name Ella (a short form of Old English names beginning with the elements ælf meaning "elf" or eald meaning "old") combined with worþ meaning "enclosure".
Elmersson Swedish
Means "son of Elmar".
Ergeshova f Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Ergeshov.
Escamilla Spanish
Derived from the name of the town of Escamilla in Gualadajara, Spain.
Escárcega Spanish
Derived from the Basque place name Eskarzaga, which itself is derived from Basque hazkar "maple".
Fairbairn Scottish, English
Means "beautiful child" in Middle English and Scots.
Fairchild English
Means "beautiful child" in Middle English.
Feliciano Portuguese, Spanish
From the given name Feliciano.
Fernández Spanish
Means "son of Fernando". This is among the most common surnames in Spain.
Fernandez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Fernández.
Filippova f Russian
Feminine form of Filippov.
Fleischer German
Occupational name meaning "butcher" in German.
Forestier French
French cognate of Forester.
Fortunato Italian
From the given name Fortunato.
Francisco Portuguese, Spanish
Derived from the given name Francisco.
Friedrich German
Derived from the given name Friedrich.
Fyodorova f Russian
Feminine form of Fyodorov.
Gabrielli Italian
From the given name Gabriele 1.
Gagliardi Italian
From Italian gagliardo meaning "strong, vigorous".
Gallagher Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Gallchobhair meaning "descendant of Gallchobhar".
Gardinier French
French form of Gardener.
Gavrilyuk Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Гаврилюк (see Havrylyuk).
Genadieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Genadiev.
Georgeson English
Means "son of George".
Georgiadi f Greek
Feminine form of Georgiadis.
Georgieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Georgiev.
Gevorgian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Գեւորգյան (see Gevorgyan).
Gevorgyan Armenian
Means "son of Gevorg".
Ghasabyan Armenian
From Armenian ղասաբ (ghasab) meaning "butcher", of Arabic origin.
Gilchrist Scottish
From Gaelic MacGilleChrìosd meaning "son of Gille Críst".
Giorgadze Georgian
Means "son of Giorgi".
Gjorgieva f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgiev.
Gonçalves Portuguese
Means "son of Gonçalo" in Portuguese.
Göransson Swedish
Means "son of Göran".
Grabowska f Polish
Feminine form of Grabowski.
Grabowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various places called Grabów, Grabowa or Grabowo, all derived from Polish grab meaning "hornbeam tree".
Granville English
Derived from a Norman place name Grainville.
Greenberg German, Jewish
Anglicized form of Grünberg.
Greenspan Jewish
Anglicized form of German Grünspan meaning "verdigris". Verdigris is the green-blue substance that forms on copper.
Greenwood English
Topographic name for someone who lived in or near a lush forest, from Old English grene "green" and wudu "wood".
Grigorova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Grigorov.
Grigoryan Armenian
Means "son of Grigor" in Armenian.
Grünewald German
Means "green forest" from German grün "green" and Wald "forest".
Guerriero Italian
Italian form of Guerrero.
Guillaume French
From the given name Guillaume.
Gundersen Norwegian
Means "son of Gunder".
Gurbanowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Gurbanow.
Gutermuth German
Derived from Middle High German guot meaning "good" and muot meaning "mind, spirit". It was a nickname for an optimistic person.
Gutiérrez Spanish
Means "son of Gutierre".
Haanraads Dutch
Originally indicated a person from Haanrade, a small village in the south of the province of Limburg in the Netherlands.
Haberkorn German
Occupational name for a dealer in oats, derived from Old High German habaro "oat" and korn "kernel, grain".
Hadzhieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hadzhiev.
Håkansson Swedish
Means "son of Håkan".
Halvorsen Norwegian
Means "son of Halvor".
Hamaguchi Japanese
From Japanese (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Hambleton English
From various English place names, derived from Old English hamel "crooked, mutilated" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Haraguchi Japanese
From Japanese (hara) meaning "field, plain" and (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Haraldsen Norwegian
Means "son of Harald".
Harrelson English
Means "son of Harold". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Woody Harrelson (1961-).
Hasenkamp German
From a northern German place name meaning "rabbit field", from Old Saxon haso "hare" and kamp "field" (from Latin campus).
Hashimoto Japanese
From Japanese (hashi) meaning "bridge" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Havelková f Czech
Feminine form of Havelka.
Havrylyuk Ukrainian
From a diminutive of the given name Havryil.
Hawthorne English
Denoted a person who lived near a hawthorn bush, a word derived from Old English hagaþorn, from haga meaning "enclosure, yard" and þorn meaning "thorn bush". A famous bearer was the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), author of The Scarlet Letter.
Heffernan Irish
From Irish Ó hIfearnáin meaning "descendant of Ifearnán". The byname Ifearnán means "little demon".
Heikkinen Finnish
From the given name Heikki.