This is a list of submitted surnames in which the length is 8.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
AllikiviEstonian Allikivi is an Estonian surname meaning "source/wellspring stone".
AllikmaaEstonian Allikmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "spring (water source) island".
AllikmäeEstonian Allikmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "wellspring hill".
AllikveeEstonian Allikvee is an Estonian surname meaning "well water" or "wellspring water".
AllisterScottish The name Allister is derived from the given name Alexander, which in turn was originally derived from the Greek name, which means defender of men. In the late 11th century, Queen Margaret introduced the name, which she had heard in the Hungarian Court where she was raised, into Scotland by naming one of her sons Alexander... [more]
al-LogariPashto, Persian Denoted a person from Logar, one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
AlloolooInuit Surname borne by inuk writer and artist Siku Allooloo and by politician Titus Allooloo.
AlmaguerCatalan Habitational name from a place in Valencia named Almaguer.
AlmandozBasque It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Baztan.
AlmánzarSpanish (Caribbean) Derived from Arabic المنظر (al manẓar) meaning "the view" or "the lookout". This surname is primarily used in the Dominican Republic.
AlmenaraSpanish Almenara in Spanish is "beacon", but it is an old kind of beacon that consisted of a fire that was lit on top of the battlements to give a signal.
AlmorotoFilipino Possibly derived from almus, which means "nurturing", and toto, which means "all over", from Latin during Spanish colonization and rule in the Philippines. Almoroto could mean "nurturing all over."... [more]
AlmqvistSwedish Combination of Swedish alm (Old Norse almr) meaning "elm" and kvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
AltmeyerGerman Status name for an older steward, headman, or tenant farmer, as distinguished from a younger one, from Middle High German alt ‘old’ + meier ‘steward’, ‘headman’, ‘tenant farmer’
AltnurmeEstonian Altnurme is an Estonian surname meaning "(from) below pasture/meadow".
AltohamiArabic (Egyptian) Means, "A person from Tihamah" from the prefix 'al/el' (ال) meaning "the" and 'Tihāmah' (تِهَامَة), a Red Sea coastal plain of the Arabian Peninsula from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Bab el Mandeb.... [more]
AltosaarEstonian Altosaar is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the masculine given name "Alto" and "saar", meaning "island"; "Alto's island".
AmatsuboJapanese (Rare) Means "rainy atrium, rainy courtyards". From Japanese 雨 meaning "rain", and "坪" meaning "(inner)garden, atrium, courtyard". A famous bearer is Mitsumasa Amatsubo.
AmatuzioItalian The surname *Amatuzio* is of Italian origin and is likely derived from personal names or characteristics. It could be connected to the root Amato, which means "beloved" or "loved" in Italian, suggesting that it might have originally been used as a nickname or descriptor for someone who was cherished or valued within their community... [more]
AmbedkarIndian, Hindi, Marathi Derived from the name of the village of Ambadawe (also called Ambavade) in Maharashtra, India. A notable bearer was B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956), one of the authors of the Indian constitution.
AmendolaItalian Southern Italian: habitational name from any of several places in southern Italy named Amendola or Mendola, named with the dialect word amendola 'almond', 'almond tree' (from Greek amygdalea), or a topographic name for someone who lived by an almond tree or trees.
AmetzagaBasque (Rare) Habitational name derived from Basque ametz "oak tree, Pyrenean oak" and the locative suffix -aga "place of, abundance of".
AndersonScottish, Irish Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Ghille Andrais meaning 'Son of the devotee of St. Andrew'. ... [more]
AndertonEnglish Habitational name for a person from the villages called Anderton in Cheshire, Lancashire and Devon, of different origins. the one in Cheshire is derived from Old English given name Eanred while the one in Lancashire is derived from Old Norse given name Eindriði, both of them have the second element of tun "enclosure, town"... [more]
AndrássyHungarian man, warrior... a surname that derives from the personal name "Andreas", meaning manly, and was held by the first of Christ's disciples.
AngeloniItalian Means "great angels" in Italian. It derives from Biblical Latin angelus meaning "angel", ultimately from Ancient Greek angelos, originally meaning "messenger", changing meaning in the Bible.
AngielloItalian Uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from a variant of the given name Angelo.
AngilleyEnglish (Australian, Modern) Supposedly from a long history of Tin and Terracotta miners in Wales under the name Gilley in the 15-60's. the 'An' is theorised to be a result of the Anglo-Saxon faith being a prominent belief within the area, and has become a prominent name ever since with few more variations.... [more]
AngilloyCornish From an-kelli, "the grove"; or an-gilly, "the wood or grove of hazels".
ÅngströmSwedish Combination of Swedish ånga "steam" and ström "river, current, stream". A notable bearer was Swedish physicist Anders Ångström (1814-1874), one of the founders of the science of spectroscopy... [more]
AñonuevoSpanish (Philippines) Derived from Spanish año nuevo meaning "New Year". A famous bearer of the name is Filipino poet Roberto T. Añonuevo (1968-).
AntoliniItalian The family originated from Sarnano (Macerata) and at the end of the century XVII transplanted to Montealbodo today Ostra (Ancona) where it was aggregated to that nobility.
AntrobusEnglish This very unusual name is of Old Norse origin and is a locational surname from the place in Cheshire called "Antrobus". The placename is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Entrebus", and in the Pipe Rolls of Cheshire of 1282 as "Anterbus"... [more]
ApacibleSpanish (Philippines) Means "peaceful" in Spanish. Galicano Apacible was a Filipino physician and politician who was the co-founder of La Solidaridad and the Nacionalista Party.
AparicioSpanish Derived from the Latin word “aparitio” meaning “appearance” or “arrival”. It may also be a habitational name, indicating a person who lived near or at a place with the same name.
ApellidoSpanish (Philippines) This likely originated as a surname taken by people who didn't have a surname and wrote "Apellido" (the Spanish for surname) when filling in an official form.
ApicellaItalian Possibly derived from a diminutive of Italian ape "bee", an occupational name for a beekeeper, or perhaps a nickname for an industrious person. Alternatively, it could derive from the Latin cognomen Apicius.
ArboledaSpanish From arboleda meaning "grove of trees". This is the name of a prominent Colombian family, in which case it is derived from their region of origin in Arboleya, Spain.
ArbuckleEnglish, Scottish Habitational name for a person from the minor place of Arbuckle in North Lanarkshire, derived from Scottish Gaelic earrann "part, section" and buachaill "herdsman".
ArellanoBasque, Spanish From the name of a town in Nevarre, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from either of the Latin personal names Valerius or Aurelius, indicating land owned by someone of the name, or from Basque aritz "oak (tree)" (see haritz).
ArenaldiItalian (Rare) Originally found in the Campania, Foggia area. Derived from the medieval name of Germanic origin Arenaldus or Arinaldus
ArenzanaSpanish It indicates familial origin within either of 2 La Riojan municipalities: Arenzana de Abajo or Arenzana de Arriba.
AretxagaBasque It indicates familial origin within the eponymous ghost town within the council of Murgia in the municipality of Zuia.
ArgentisGreek Means "silver" in Italian, originally used as an occupational name for a silversmith or a nickname for a person with gray hair. Greek version of the Italian surname Argenti.
ArguelloSpanish It had its cradle in the so-called Brotherhood of Argüello, formed by the councils of Val de Lugueros, Mediana de Argüello and La Tercia del Camino (León), from where its branches spread throughout Spain.
ArmitageEnglish Topographic name for someone who lived on or near a hermitage or a habitational for places so called, derived from Middle English ermitage. A famous bearer of the name is English actor Richard Crispin Armitage (1971-).
AroztegiBasque From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, meaning "carpenter’s workshop, blacksmith’s shop" in Basque, ultimately derived from arotz "carpenter, blacksmith" and -tegi "house, workshop; place of".
ArquetteFrench From arquet meaning "little bow" or "little arch" (diminutive of arche, from Latin arcus). It was originally an occupational name for an archer, but the French word arquet(te) is also found in the sense 'market trader' (originally, perhaps, one with a stall underneath an arch)... [more]