Surnames of Length 9

Papadakis m Greek
From a diminutive of Greek πάπας (papas) meaning "priest".

Papoutsis m Greek
Means "shoemaker" in Greek, from παπούτσι (papoutsi) meaning "shoe" (ultimately of Persian origin).

Parkinson English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Parsamyan Armenian
Means "son of Parsam", possibly from an Assyrian name Barsauma meaning "fasting".

Passerini Italian
From Italian passero meaning "sparrow".

Pasternak Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish
Means "parsnip" in various Slavic languages, ultimately from Latin pastinaca. A famous bearer was Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author of Doctor Zhivago.

Patenaude French (Quebec)
French form of Paternoster.

Patterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".

Paulissen Dutch
Means "son of Paul".

Pavlíková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Pavlík.

Pavlovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Pavlovski.

Pavlovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Pavle".

Pavlovsky m Russian
Means "son of Pavel".

Pawlitzki German
German surname derived from a Slavic form of the given name Paul.

Pawłowska f Polish
Feminine form of Pawłowski.

Pawłowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from a town named Pawłowo, derived from the given name Paweł.

Pelletier French
Derived from Old French pelletier "fur trader".

Pemberton English
From the name of a town near Manchester, derived from Celtic penn meaning "hill" combined with Old English bere meaning "barley" and tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".

Perreault French
From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.

Petersson Swedish
Means "son of Peter".

Petraitis m Lithuanian
From the given name Petras.

Petrosyan Armenian
Means "son of Petros" in Armenian.

Petrovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Petrovski.

Petrovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Petar".

Pettersen Norwegian
Means "son of Petter".

Pettigrew English
Derived from Norman French petit "small" and cru "growth".

Pickering English
From the name of a town in Yorkshire, derived from Old English Piceringas, the name of a tribe.

Pittaluga Italian
Originally a nickname for somebody who steals grapes from vineyards. In the Genoese dialect pittà means "to pick" and uga means "grapes" (uva in Italian).

Plamondon French
Derived from French plat "flat" and mont "mountain", referring to someone who lived near a flat-topped mountain.

Pletscher German
Possibly from the name of a field where cattle fodder was grown, from German Bletsch.

Podsedník m Czech
Means "one who sits behind" in Czech, an equivalent to Zahradník mainly used in the region of Moravia.

Pololáník m Czech
Derived from Czech polo "one half" and lán, a medieval Czech measure of land (approximately 18 hectares). The name denoted someone who owned this much land.

Popławska f Polish
Feminine form of Popławski.

Popławski m Polish
From Polish poplaw meaning "flowing water, flood".

Pottinger English
Occupational name, either for an apothecary, from Old French potecaire, or a seller of stew, from Old French potagier.

Pražaková f Czech
Feminine form of Pražak.

Prebensen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Preben".

Pretorius Afrikaans
From Latin praetor meaning "leader". This name was adopted in the 17th century by Wesselius Praetorius as a Latin translation of his previous surname Schulte. It is now common in South Africa.

Priestley English
From a place name meaning "priest clearing", from Old English preost and leah.

Pritchard Welsh
From Welsh ap Richard meaning "son of Richard".

Procházka m Czech
Means "walk, wander, stroll" in Czech. This was an occupational name for a travelling tradesman.

Prohászka Hungarian
Hungarian form of Procházka.

Proudfoot English
Nickname for a person with a proud step.

Pulkrábek m Czech
Derived from the Czech medieval title purkrabí, itself from German Burggraf, meaning "burgrave".

Qurbanova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Qurbanov.

Qurbonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Qurbonov.

Radclyffe English
Variant of Radcliff.

Rademaker Dutch
From the occupation of rademaker meaning "maker of wheels", from Dutch rad meaning "wheel".

Rameckers Dutch
Variant of Rademaker.

Rapallino Italian
From the name of the town of Rapallo near Genoa.

Rasmussen Danish, Norwegian
Means "son of Rasmus".

Rasputina f Russian
Feminine form of Rasputin.

Reijnders Dutch, Frisian
Variant of Reinders.

Remington English
From the name of the town of Rimington in Lancashire, derived from the name of the stream Riming combined with Old English tun meaning "enclosure, town".

Řezníková f Czech
Feminine form of Řezník.

Rhydderch Welsh
From the given name Rhydderch.

Ricchetti Italian
Diminutive form of Ricci.

Richelieu French
From the name of the town of Richelieu, derived from French riche "wealthy" and lieu "place". The historic figure Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642), born Armand du Plessis, was so-called because he became the first Duke of Richelieu. He appears in Alexander Dumas' novel The Three Musketeers (1844).

Robertsen Danish
Means "son of Robert".

Robertson English
Means "son of Robert".

Rodrigues Portuguese
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Portuguese.

Rodríguez Spanish
Means "son of Rodrigo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Rodriguez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Rodríguez.

Rodriquez Spanish
Variant of Rodríguez.

Roggeveen Dutch
Means "rye field" in Dutch. A famous bearer was Jacob Roggeveen (1659-1729), the first European explorer to Easter Island.

Romagnoli Italian
Variant of Romagna.

Romijnsen Dutch
Means "son of Romein" in Dutch.

Roosevelt Dutch
Means "rose field" from Dutch roos "rose" and veld "field". This was the surname of American presidents Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945).

Rosenberg German, Swedish, Jewish
Means "rose mountain" in German and Swedish. As a Swedish and Jewish name it is ornamental.

Rosenfeld German, Jewish
Means "field of roses" in German. As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.

Rothbauer German
From Old High German riuten "to clear land" and bur "peasant, farmer".

Rovigatti Italian
From the name of the city of Rovigo in northeastern Italy near Venice. It was called Rodigium in Latin, and is of unknown meaning.

Rowbottom English
Originally indicated a person who lived in an overgrown valley, from Old English ruh "rough, overgrown" and boðm "valley".

Royceston English
Variant of Royston.

Rundström Swedish
Ornamental name derived from Swedish rund (from Latin rotundus) meaning "round" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Rutkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Rutkowski.

Rutkowski m Polish
Originally a name for a person from Rutki, Poland.

Růžičková f Czech
Feminine form of Růžička.

Sackville English
From the name of the Norman French town of Saqueneville.

Salamanca Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Salamanca, a city in western Spain that is of unknown meaning.

Salihović Bosnian
Means "son of Salih".

Salvatici Italian
Italian form of Savage.

Salzwedel German
Originally denoted a person from Salzwedel, Germany, which is of Old Saxon origin meaning "salt ford".

Samuelson English
Means "son of Samuel".

Sanderson English
Means "son of Alexander".

Sandström Swedish
From Swedish sand (Old Norse sandr) meaning "sand" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Sarkisian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).

Sarkisyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Սարգսյան (see Sargsyan).

Sauvageau French
French diminutive form of Savage.

Sauvageon French
French diminutive form of Savage.

Sauvageot French
French diminutive form of Savage.

Savchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Sava.

Schindler German
Occupational name for a roof tiler, from Middle High German schindel "shingle". A famous bearer was Oskar Schindler (1908-1974), who saved over a thousand Polish Jews during World War II.

Schlender German
From Middle High German slinderen "to dawdle" or Middle Low German slinden "to swallow, to eat".

Schlösser German
Variant of Schlosser.

Schlosser German
Occupational name for a locksmith, derived from Old High German sloz meaning "lock".

Schmeling German
From Middle Low German smal meaning "small, slender".

Schneider German, Jewish
From German schneider or Yiddish shnayder, making it a cognate of Snyder.

Schofield English
From various northern English place names, which were derived from Old Norse skáli "hut" and Old English feld "field".

Schöttmer German
Originally indicated a person from Schötmar, Germany (now part of the city of Bad Salzuflen in North Rhine-Westphalia).

Schovajsa m Czech
Means "hide yourself" in Czech, of Moravian origin.

Schreiber German
German cognate of Scriven.

Schroeder German
Variant of Schröder 1 and Schröder 2.

Schroeter German
Variant of Schröter.

Schuchard German
Variant of Schuchardt.

Schuchert German
Variant of Schuchardt.

Schwangau German
From the name of a town in southern Germany, possibly related to German Schwan meaning "swan".

Scrivener English
Variant of Scriven.

Scrivenor English
Variant of Scriven.

Seabrooke English
Variant of Seabrook.

Sedláková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Sedlák.

Selvaggio Italian
Italian form of Savage.

Selvatici Italian
Italian form of Savage.

Sepúlveda Spanish
Derived from the name of the Sepúlveda Valley in the mountains of Segovia, and was originally used to denote people from that region. It is possibly derived from Spanish sepultar "to bury".

Sergeyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Sergeyev.

Ševčíková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Ševčík.

Severijns Dutch
Derived from the Latin given name Severinus.

Sharipova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sharipov.

Sheinfeld Jewish
Ornamental name derived from German schön "beautiful, good, nice" and feld "field".

Sherburne English
Variant of Sherburn.

Shimamura Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Shinohara Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Shinozaki Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Shiraishi Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Shirakawa Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Shiratori Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird".

Sigourney English
From the name of the commune of Sigournais in western France, called Segurniacum in medieval Latin, itself of unknown meaning.

Silvestri Italian
Derived from the given name Silvester.

Simeonova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Simeonov.

Šimonienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Šimonis. This form is used by married women.

Simonsson Swedish
Swedish form of Simonson.

Šimunović Croatian
Means "son of Šimun".

Skovgaard Danish
From a place name, derived from Danish skov "forest, wood" and gård "farm, yard".

Skywalker Popular Culture
From the English words sky and walker, created by George Lucas as the surname for several characters in his Star Wars movie series, notably the hero Luke Skywalker from the original trilogy (beginning 1977). Early drafts of the script had the name as Starkiller.

Sláviková f Slovak
Feminine form of Slávik.

Slavíková f Czech
Feminine form of Slavík.

Slezáková f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Slezák.

Slováková f Slovak, Czech
Feminine form of Slovák.

Ślusarska f Polish
Feminine form of Ślusarski.

Ślusarski m Polish
Occupational name for a locksmith, from Polish ślusarz, of Germanic origin.

Smagulova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Smagulov.

Sneijders Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.

Söderberg Swedish
From Swedish söder (Old Norse suðr) meaning "south" and berg meaning "mountain".

Sörensson Swedish
Swedish form of Sørensen.

Soukupová f Czech
Feminine form of Soukup.

Southgate English
Name for a person who lived near the southern gate of a town or in a town named Southgate, from Old English suþ and gæt.

Spannagel German
Occupational name for a nailsmith, from Middle High German span nagel "connecting bolt".

Sponaugle German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Spannagel.

Stanković Serbian
Means "son of Stanko".

Stefanidi f Greek
Feminine form of Stefanidis.

Stefanova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Stefanov.

Stefansen Danish
Means "son of Stefan".

Steinmann German
Means "stone man" in German, used as a habitational name for a person who lived near a prominent stone or an occupational name for a stone worker.

Steinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Steinn".

Stepanova f Russian
Feminine form of Stepanov.

Sternberg Jewish
Ornamental name derived from old German stern "star" and berg "mountain".

Stevenson English
Variant of Stephenson.

Stjepanić Croatian
Means "son of Stjepan".

Stojanova f Macedonian
Feminine form of Stojanov.

Stoyanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Stoyanov.

Strnadová f Czech
Czech feminine form of Strnad.

Strömberg Swedish
From Swedish ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream" and berg meaning "mountain".

Strudwick English
From an English place name derived from Old English strod meaning "marshy ground overgrown with brushwood" and wic meaning "village, town".

Sultanova f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Sultanov.

Sultonova f Uzbek, Tajik
Feminine form of Sultonov.

Sundström Swedish
From Swedish sund meaning "strait" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".

Svobodová f Czech
Feminine form of Svoboda.

Szabolcsi Hungarian
From the name of the Szabolcs region in Hungary, derived from the given name Szabolcs.

Szombathy Hungarian
From Hungarian szombat meaning "Saturday".

Szymańska f Polish
Feminine form of Szymański.

Szymański m Polish
From the given name Szymon.

Tachibana Japanese
From Japanese 橘 (tachibana) meaning "orange, tangerine".

Tahirović Bosnian
Means "son of Tahir".

Takahashi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Taniguchi Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Tarantino Italian
Locational name that originally designated a person who came from Taranto, a city in southeastern Italy, which was originally called Τάρας (Taras) by Greek colonists. A famous bearer of this name is the American director Quentin Tarantino (1963-).

Tarasenko Ukrainian
From the given name Taras.

Targaryen Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for his series A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019). The Targaryens were the rulers of Westeros for almost 300 years until shortly before the beginning of the first novel. The name is presumably from the Valyrian language, though Martin provides no explanation of the meaning.

Tarpinian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Դարբինյան (see Darbinyan).

Tennfjord Norwegian
Originally denoted a person from Tennfjord, Norway.

Terranova Italian
Means "new land" in Italian.

Teunissen Dutch
Means "son of Teunis".

Theodorou Greek
Means "son of Theodoros".

Thomassen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Thomas".

Thompkins English
From a diminutive of the given name Thomas.

Thompsett English
From a diminutive of the given name Thomas.

Thrussell English
From Old English þrostle meaning "song thrush", referring to a cheerful person.

Tiedemann Low German
Derived from the given name Tiedemann.

Tittensor English
Indicated a person from Tittensor, England, which means "Titten's ridge".

Tkachenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian ткач (tkach) meaning "weaver".

Todorović Serbian
Means "son of Todor".

Trifonova f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Trifonov.

Trumbauer German
Possibly from Middle High German trame "rafter, frame" and bauer "peasant, neighbour".

Tsiklauri Georgian
Meaning unknown.

Tsvetanov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Tsvetan".

Tsvetkova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Tsvetkov.

Tumicelli Italian
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Bartolomeo.

Underhill English
Means "dweller at the foot of a hill", from Old English under and hyll.

Underwood English
Means "dweller at the edge of the woods", from Old English under and wudu.

Ungaretti Italian
Diminutive of Ungaro.

Ungureanu Romanian
From Romanian ungur meaning "Hungarian".

Urbonaitė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Urbonas. This form is used by unmarried women.

Urbonienė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Urbonas. This form is used by married women.

Valentine English
From the given name Valentine 1.

Valentini Italian
Means "son of Valentino".

Valentová f Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of Valenta or Valent.

Valerieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Valeriev.

Van Alphen Dutch
Means "from Alphen", a town in the Netherlands. It is derived from the name of the Roman fort Albaniana, itself from Latin albus "white".

Van Altena Dutch
Variant of Altena.

Van Amstel Dutch
Means "from Amstel", a Dutch river that means "water area".

Van Baarle Dutch
Means "from Baarle", a town in both the Netherlands and Belgium.

Van Bueren Dutch
Variant of Van Buren.

Vančurová f Czech
Feminine form of Vančura.

Van Daalen Dutch
Variant of Van Dalen.

Van de Laar Dutch
Variant of Van Laar.

Van der Ven Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.

Van der Wal Dutch
Means "from the wall" in Dutch.

Van der Zee Dutch
Means "from the sea" in Dutch. The original bearer may have been someone who lived on the coast.

Van Hassel Dutch
Means "from Hassel", a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It may be derived from Old Dutch hasal meaning "hazel tree".

Van Hautum Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Van Herten Dutch
Means "from Herten", a small town in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands. The town's name comes from Dutch herten, the plural of hert meaning "deer".

Van Houtem Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Van Houten Dutch
Means "from forests", derived from Dutch hout "forest".

Van Houtum Dutch
Variant of Van Houten.

Van Ogtrop Dutch
Variant of Ogtrop.

Van Rompay Flemish, Dutch
Variant of Van Rompaey.

Van Rompuy Flemish
Variant of Van Rompaey. A famous bearer is the Flemish politician Herman Van Rompuy (1947-), a Prime Minister of Belgium.

Van Rossem Dutch
Variant of Van Rossum.

Van Rossum Dutch
Means "from Rossum", a town in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. It is derived from Dutch rothe "cleared area in a forest" and heim "home".

Van Tonder Dutch
Means "from Tønder", a town in Denmark near the German border.

Van Veenen Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.

Van Wieren Frisian, Dutch
Means "from Wieren". This is the name of towns in Frisia and other parts of the Netherlands, which mean "seaweed".

Vardanyan Armenian
Means "son of Vardan".

Vartanian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Վարդանյան (see Vardanyan).

Vasileiou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλείου (see Vasiliou).

Vasilescu Romanian
Means "son of Vasile".

Vasilieva f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Васильева (see Vasilyeva).

Vasilyeva f Russian
Feminine form of Vasilyev.

Vassiliou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλείου (see Vasiliou).

Vasylenko Ukrainian
From the given name Vasyl.

Velásquez Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco.

Velázquez Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco. A famous bearer was the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez (1599-1660).

Velichkov m Bulgarian
Means "son of Velichko".

Verhoeven Dutch
Means "from the farm" in Dutch, derived from hoeve "farm", and so indicated a person who lived on a farm.

Vermeulen Flemish
Means "from the mill" in Dutch.

Vernersen Danish
Means "son of Verner".

Viktorova f Russian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Viktorov.

Vlasáková f Czech
Feminine form of Vlasák.

Voltolini Italian
From the name of the alpine valley of Valtellina in Lombardy, northern Italy.

Von Brandt German
Means "from the area cleared by fire", from Middle High German brant.

Wakefield English
Originally indicated a person who came from the English city of Wakefield, derived from Old English wacu "wake, vigil" and feld "field".

Waldfogel Jewish
Variant of Waldvogel.

Waldvogel German, Jewish
From a nickname for a carefree person, derived from German Wald meaning "forest" and Vogel meaning "bird". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.

Walterson English
Means "son of Walter".

Waxweiler German
Denoted a person from Waxweiler, a village in the Eifel region of Germany.

Westbrook English
From the name of places in England, derived from Old English west "west" and broc "brook, stream".

Whitehead English
Nickname for someone with white or light-coloured hair, from Old English hwit "white" and heafod "head".

Whittaker English
Variant of Whitaker.

Wieczorek Polish
From a nickname meaning "bat" in Polish, ultimately from wieczór meaning "evening".

Wildgrube German
From the name of a German town, derived from German wild "wild, untamed" and Grube "hollow, pit".

Wilkerson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Wilkinson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Willemsen Dutch
Means "son of Willem".

Witkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Witkowski.

Witkowski m Polish
From the name of various Polish places called Witkowo, Witków or Witkowice, all derived from the given name Witek.

Wojewódka Polish
Variant of Wojewoda.

Yakovenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Yakiv.

Yakovleva f Russian
Feminine form of Yakovlev.

Yamagishi Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".

Yamaguchi Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance". Olympic figure-skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi (1971-) bears this name.

Yamashita Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Yo'ldoshev m Uzbek
Means "son of Yo'ldosh".

Yordanova f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yordanov.

Yoshinaga Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Yurchenko Ukrainian
From the given name Yuriy.

Zaharieva f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Zahariev.

Zahradník m Czech
Derived from Czech zahrada meaning "garden". It referred to someone who owned less land than a Sedlák or a Dvořák, but more land than a Chalupník.

Zakharova f Russian
Feminine form of Zakharov.

Żbikowska f Polish
Feminine form of Żbikowski.

Żbikowski m Polish
From Polish towns named Żbikowice or Żbików, which are derived from żbik meaning "wildcat".

Zdravkova f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Zdravkov.

Zdunowska f Polish
Feminine form of Zdunowski.

Zdunowski m Polish
Denoted a person from one of the various towns named Zduny in Poland, which is derived from Polish zdun meaning "potter". It can also be an occupational surname derived directly from zdun.

Zelenková f Czech
Feminine form of Zelenka.

Zellweger German (Swiss)
Originally denoted a person from the Appenzell region of Switzerland. The place name is derived from Latin abbatis cella meaning "estate of the abbot". A famous bearer is actress Renée Zellweger (1969-).

Zielińska f Polish
Feminine form of Zieliński.

Zieliński m Polish
From Polish zieleń meaning "green". It was possibly a nickname for a person who dressed in green clothing.

Žilinskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Zieliński.

Zimmerman German
Variant of Zimmermann.

Žukauskas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Żukowski.

Zvirbulis m Latvian
Means "sparrow" in Latvian.